Legal Opinion
Poston v. Poston
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided June 8, 1998No. 24802PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURNETT, Justice:
In this domestic action, respondent, Wilma R. Poston, was adjudged guilty of contempt for failing to abide by prior orders of the family court. The Court of Appeals reversed and remanded finding the judge applied the wrong standard of proof in holding respondent in criminal contempt. Poston v. Poston, Op. No. 96-UP-431 (S.C.Ct.App. filed November 26, 1996) (Cureton, J. concurring and dissenting). We affirm as modified in part; reverse in part; and remand.
FACTS
The parties were married in 1970. They had four children. In 1992, the family court issued a decree of separate…
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