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05/16/2026

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05/16/2026

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SCCADVASA applauds this week's decision by the SC Court of Appeals in the case of Major v. Major, which confirmed “that the Harassment and Stalking Statute gives magistrate courts subject matter jurisdiction to hear requests for a restraining order regardless of the marital status between the parties.”

The case underscores a systematic, statewide problem of "ping-ponging" married victims of stalking and harassment between family and magistrate courts, often leaving married victims with no legal protection from escalating abusive behavior.

SCCADVASA is grateful for Ms. Major’s continuing courage to demand her right to legal protection, the multi-year effort of attorney Brett L. Stevens who provided pro bono representation, and our partners, the USC Joseph F. Rice School of Law Domestic Violence Clinic, South Carolina Victim Assistance Network (SCVAN), Sistercare, and Project R.E.S.T., for their work submitting an amicus brief to the Court to help ensure that all survivors of stalking and harassment have access to civil restraining orders.

➡️ Read our full statement: https://www.sccadvasa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/SCCADVASA-Statement-Major-v-Major.pdf