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DENT v. DENT

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273 S.C. 387 (1979)

256 S.E.2d 743

Richard M. DENT, Respondent, v. Barbara Jean DENT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

July 11, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dallas D. Ball and John K. Koon, Columbia, for appellant.

Jonathan R. Hendrix and James Q. Seigler, Lexington, for respondent.

July 11, 1979.

LEWIS, Chief Justice:

This is a contest between respondent (husband) and appellant (wife), divorced parents, over the custody of the children of the marriage

The parties were married in 1970 and two children were born of the marriage, both daughters, Carrie (now seven) and Tracy (now four). As the result of an action by the wife, she was granted a divorce from her husband in 1975 on the ground of physical cruelty. The final Decree, in...

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