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SULLIVAN-CARTER v. CARTER

Appellate Case No. 2019-001841 Opinion No. 5980.

439 S.C. 406 (2023)

887 S.E.2d 146

Malinda J. SULLIVAN-CARTER, Appellant, v. Sammy Joe Russell CARTER, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Filed April 19, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miles Edward Coleman , of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Greenville, and Jacob Daniel Taylor , of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Denver, Colorado, both for Appellant.

Ryan W. Lane , of The Lane Law Firm, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this family court action filed by Malinda J. Sullivan-Carter against Sammy Joe Russell Carter, Malinda appeals, arguing the family court erred in (1) finding a common-law marriage existed; (2) equitably dividing the parties' property; and (3) awarding Sammy attorney's fees. We reverse in part and vacate in part.

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