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South Carolina judicial system

The structure of the South Carolina judicial system is laid out in Article V of the state Constitution. The state court system is made up of the South Carolina Supreme Court, the South Carolina Court of Appeals, the South Carolina Circuit Courts, the South Carolina Masters-in-Equity, the South Carolina Family Courts, the South Carolina Magistrate Courts, the South Carolina Municipal Courts and the South Carolina Probate Courts.

The federal court system is made up of the District Court of South Carolina and the District Court of South Carolina Bankruptcy Court. Appeals go to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals.

South Carolina judicial news

Engagement ring dispute goes all the way to South Carolina Court of Appeals May 15, 2012

Greenville County, South Carolina: A dispute between Matthew Campbell and Ashley Robinson over who gets the engagement ring after the wedding has been called off has ended up in the state Court of Appeals. Campbell is fighting for the ring back, saying that is was given as a condition of marriage. The trial court ruled that Campbell was the one who ended the engagement, but Robinson should not be entitled to damages. The appeals court reversed the order, saying that basing the ruling on who ended the engagement was not right. "Since the major purpose of the engagement period is to allow a couple time to test the permanency of their feelings, it would seem highly ironic to penalize the donor for taking steps to prevent a possibly unhappy marriage," the court stated.^[1]