Property & Debt

When dividing marital property and debt, the court is required to consider and give weight in such proportion as it finds appropriate to each of the following factors: (1) the duration of the marriage; (2) marital misconduct or fault; (3) the value of marital property; (4) the income and earning potential of both spouses; (5) the physical and emotional health of both spouses; (6) the need for additional training or education to achieve income potential; (7) the nonmarital property of both spouses; (8) the existence or nonexistence of retirement benefits; (9) whether alimony has been awarded; (10) the desirability of awarding the family home or the right to live therein for a reasonable period of time to a spouse having custody of children; (11) the tax consequences; (12) the existence and extent of prior support obligations; (13) liens and other encumbrances upon the marital property; (14) child custody arrangements; and (15) such other relevant factors the court deems relevant. S.C. Code Ann. § 20-3-620 (2014).