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