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Oct 13

Desertion

When one spouse ceases cohabitation from the other without consent of the other spouse and without justification; this is a fault-based ground for divorce in South Carolina Family Court, but is no longer commonly used, as the absent spouse must be gone for at

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Oct 13

Direct examination

The questioning of a witness by the party calling the

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Oct 13

Discovery

The process through which each party exchanges information related to all claims or defenses, including the pieces of evidence in each party’s

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Oct 13

Duress

Actual or threatened violence (or restraint) against a person to compel him to enter into a

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Oct 13

Enforcement

An attempt to require an opposing party to comply with the terms of a Court

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