S.C. Code Ann. § 20-3-145
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SECTION 20-3-145. Attorney fee to constitute lien; payment to estate.
Official statutory text
In any divorce action any attorney fee awarded by the court shall constitute a lien on any property owned by the person ordered to pay the attorney fee and such attorney fee shall be paid to the estate of the person entitled to receive it under the order if such person dies during the pendency of the divorce action.
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