PARRIS v. PARRIS

No. 24296.

460 S.E.2d 571 (1995)

Donald L. PARRIS, Respondent, v. Ruth H. PARRIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided August 7, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Lee Murphy, Hilton Head Island, for appellant.

Peter L. Fuge of Harvey and Battey, Beaufort, for respondent.

Amicus Curiae: M. Malissa Burnette, of Gergel, Burnette, Nickles and Grant, Columbia, for NOW Legal Defense Educ. Fund, the League of Women Voters of S.C., S.C. NOW and the University of South Carolina's Professional Women on Campus.


WALLER, Justice:

Appellant, Ruth Parris (Mother) appeals an order of the Family Court awarding custody of the parties' minor son, Maxfield Parris, to Respondent, Donald Parris (Father). We affirm.

FACTS

The parties were married in February, 1979. Maxfield was born on December 29, 1980. They lived on Hilton Head where Mother, over the years, became one of Hilton Head's leading realtors. Father worked on various real estate projects and commercial...

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