Bill 1170 has crossed over from the Senate to the House. This means there are only two more steps to go. 1) The bill has to receive support (a yes vote) from the judiciary committee, and then 2) it goes to the floor of the House for a vote.
We need to help hurry the process along by contacting the Chair of the Judiciary Committee, Greg Delleney, and the members of the committee. This can be done in one email by clicking on the link below, filling in your information, and sending a short message.
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/email.php?T=C&C=H2000000200
I addressed my email "Dear Chairman Delleney and Members of the House Judiciary Committee:". Ask them to support the bill, explaining briefly that a second spouse should never have to pay or contribute to the alimony of the first, but that this happens in South Carolina, per court order. It happened to one of our members just a few months ago, even though the court ruled that her husband was not underemployed. In other words, the court did not think the husband was intentionally earning less money to reduce his alimony, but the judge ordered the second wife's income to be included anyway.
No one thinks this is right. This is an uncontroversial bill. Please send the judiciary committee an email asking for their support on Bill 1170. Let's get this passed this year!
Thank you for all of your support!
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