The General Statutes published on this website are not official. Domestic violence charges are taken very seriously in North Carolina.Marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State. All House Republicans voted "aye" except for those who did not vote: D. All Senate Democrats voted "no" except for those who did not vote: Eric L.This section does not prohibit a private party from entering into contracts with another private party; nor does this section prohibit courts from adjudicating the rights of private parties pursuant to such contracts. Mansfield (who publicly opposed the bill but was absent due to a planned wedding anniversary trip), The long title of Senate Bill 514 is: "An Act to Amend the Constitution to Provide That Marriage Between One Man and One Woman is the Only Domestic Legal Union That Shall Be Valid or Recognized in This State." The bill proposed to add a new section to article XIV, which covers miscellaneous provisions.(Code of Laws for South Carolina - Chapter 3; Sections 20-3-30, 20-3-60, 20-3-80) The Complaint for Divorce must declare the appropriate South Carolina grounds upon which the divorce is being sought. All income is typically verified by examining past W-2's and child support worksheets are available at the courthouse.The appropriate lawful ground will be that which the parties agree upon and can substantiate, or that which the filing spouse desires to prove to the court. In any proceeding for the award of child support, there is a rebuttable presumption that the amount of the award which would result from the application of the guidelines is the correct amount of child support to be awarded.The second sentence in the amendment sought to address this issue by continuing to allow private-party contracts between employees and employers.

If the court discovers it does not have jurisdictional rights to hear the case it will not be accepted or it will eventually be dismissed. (Code of Laws for South Carolina - Chapter 3; Sections 20-3-160, 20-7-100, 20-7-1520) South Carolina child support guidelines are based on the Income Shares Model for calculating child support.

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In a study by Maxine Eichner, Barbara Fedders, Holning Lau, and Rachel Blunk of the University of North Carolina School of Law, the authors discussed how the wording in the proposed amendment could have legal implications beyond banning marriage between same-sex couples.

Some said that all unmarried couples, both same-sex and opposite-sex, and their children that are receiving domestic-partner benefits as public employees would no longer be eligible for those benefits under this amendment.