Legal Opinion

Riggs v. Riggs

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided February 24, 2003No. 25598PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Justice MOORE:

This appeal is from a family court order requiring appellant (Husband) to pay child support for his adult disabled child and refusing to terminate his alimony payments to respondent (Wife). We affirm.

FACTS

Husband and Wife divorced in 1985. By consent, a modification order was entered in 1987 setting Husband’s periodic alimony payments at $400 per month and child support at $800 per month for their three minor children. As each child reached eighteen, Husband reduced his child support payment proportionately. Finally, in 1995, the youngest child reached eighteen and Husband…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Glasscock v. GlasscockSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
  3. Wells v. . WellsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1947
  4. Wells v. WellsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1947
  5. Davis Ex Rel. Grant v. DavisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1954

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  5. Ravenstein v. RavensteinMississippi Supreme Court · 2014

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