YOUR QUESTIONS - Did Jenny Sanford get special treatment?
Two questions have surfaced as the Sanfords get a divorce - will Jenny still be the first lady? And Did Jenny Sanford get a special rush job on her divorce? Many of you started asking about this on Facebook. So here’s your answer.
If it’s a no fault divorce it is a year waiting period, before the divorce decree can go through. But in a fault divorce, like the Sanford’s adultery based filing, there is only a 90 day waiting period.
Here’s info on South Carolina Divorce Law from Lawyers.com
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Residency Requirements and Grounds for Divorce
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To file for divorce in South Carolina, either you or your spouse must be a resident of South Carolina for at least one year unless both of you are residents, and then the requirement is three months. You must wait 90 days from the time of filing for a divorce to the time of your final decree of divorce.
There is one no-fault ground and four additional fault grounds upon which to obtain a divorce in South Carolina. The no-fault ground is based on living separate and apart for one year. The four fault grounds are:
Adultery
Alcoholism and/or drug addition
Physical abuse or reasonable apprehension of physical abuse
Willful desertion for one year
The legal divorce process begins when one spouse files a “Complaint for Divorce.” You may file for divorce in the county where:
Your spouse lives
You live if your spouse does not live in South Carolina
You and your spouse last lived together if you are both currently living in South Carolina
The other question you’ve asked: Is she still considered first lady? The answer from our sources in Columbia - she is until the divorce is final which will be sometime in March.
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