Legal Opinion

Miles v. Miles

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided May 31, 2011No. 26980PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*115Justice HEARN.

In this appeal from the family court, we are asked to determine whether an agreement between the parties for the provision of health insurance is a modifiable form of support. We hold that unless the agreement provides otherwise, the obligation to maintain health insurance is an incident of support. Because there is no language in this agreement limiting the court’s power to modify it, we find a modification is warranted based on a substantial change in circumstances. We remand this case to the family court for a determination of what form this modification is to take and…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources v. Town of McClellanvilleSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001
  2. Moseley v. MosierSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1983
  3. Rutherford v. RutherfordSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992
  4. Whitfield v. HanksSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1982
  5. In Re the Marriage of JohnsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 2010

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3Cited by23 opinions

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