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Committee advances bill allowing dating partners to seek family-court protective orders
Summary
The committee advanced companion bills (S143 and S180) that would add dating partners to the statutory definition of household member for family-court orders of protection, add parental petition authority for minors, and remove gendered language in cohabitation definitions.
The South Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee gave a favorable report to companion bills that add dating partners to the statute’s definition of "household member" for the purpose of seeking orders of protection in family court, remove gendered language from cohabitation language, and allow parents or guardians to petition for protection on behalf of a minor household member.
Senator Sharon (presenter) told the committee the measure defines "dating relationship" as a romantic courtship or engagement that need not include sexual involvement and identifies factors a court may…
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