Legal Opinion
Bakala v. Bakala
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided January 27, 2003No. 25586PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Acting Justice FLOYD:
In this domestic case, appellant (Husband) appeals three family court orders regarding contempt, equitable division, and divorce on the ground of adultery. We affirm.
FACTS
Husband was born in the Czech Republic, which was formerly part of Czechoslovakia, and came to this country as a political refugee. He holds dual U.S. and Czech citizenship. Husband and respondent (Wife) met while both were business graduate students at Dartmouth College. They married after graduation in 1990 while living in New York City.
After marrying, the parties moved to London and then Prague where…
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