Bair v. Bair
Bair v. Bair
Opinion of the Court
In this separate maintenance action, respondent sought, among other things, equitable division of marital property. The Family Court awarded respondent an interest in several tracts of .property. This appeal followed. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
One of the disputed tracts was 34.5 acres of woodland transferred to appellant by his mother, allegedly for $3,000.00. It was unclear whether the $3,000.00 was the purchase price or a loan to appellant’s mother secured by the
The loan award, a money judgment, was outside the jurisdiction of the Family Court. Peake v. Peake, 284 S. C. 591, 327 S. E. (2d) 375 (S. C. App. 1985). Enforcement of the loan obligation is one to be enforced against appellant’s mother. Therefore, that portion of the order is reversed.
Appellant’s remaining exceptions are affirmed pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 23. Accordingly, the order of the Family Court is
Affirmed in part; reversed in part.
At oral argument, counsel for respondent conceded the $3,000.00 amount was a loan.
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