Barth v. Barth

Gardner, Judge:

This is a domestic relations case. The wife appealed from two orders of the family court which denied her petition for divorce and granted husband’s petition for a permanent separation. The court awarded her alimony (separate maintenance and support), distributed marital property and denied her request for attorney’s fees and costs.

Divorce actions are matters of equity heard by family court judges; this court’s scope of review extends to findings of fact based on our own view of the preponderance of the evidence. McLaughlin v. McLaughlin, _ S. C. _, 323 S. E. (2d) 781 (1984).

Aft…