SOUTH CAROLINA

If both spouses are residents, the spouse filing must only have been a resident for three months.  Otherwise, the spouse filing for divorce must have been a resident of South Carolina for at least one year, There is a required 90-day delay from the time of filing to the time of the final decree of divorce. The divorce may be filed for in 1) the county where the defendant resides, 2) the county where the plaintiff resides if the defendant does not live in South Carolina; or 3) the county where the spouses last lived together if both still live in South Carolina. [Code of Laws of South Carolina; Chapter 3, Sections 203-30, 20-3-60, 20-3-80].

The only ground for no-fault divorce in South Carolina is: Living separate and apart without cohabitation for one year. [Code of Laws of South Carolina; Chapter 3, Section 20-3-10).