divorce --habitual drunkeness

Question 1

when does the habitual drunkenness need to occur for it to be grounds for divorce

Answer 1

at or near the time of the action

Question 2

does being an alcoholic automatically mean that you have grounds for divorce based on habitual drunkenness?

Answer 2

no; it must contribute to the breakdown of the marriage

Question 3

what needs to be plead in the order for a filing of divorce on the grounds of habitual drunkenness?

Answer 3

that the drinking led to the breakdown the the marriage

Question 4

What grounds may a divorce be granted on regarding habitual drunkenness?

Answer 4

A divorce may be granted on the ground of habitual drunkenness, including drunkenness caused by the use of any narcotic drug.

S.C. Code Ann. § 20-3-10(4) (1985)