Montgomery v. Montgomery

THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE. IT SHOULD NOT BE
CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals
Kenneth B. Montgomery, Respondent,
v.
Ellen R. Montgomery, Appellant.
Appellate Case No. 2013-000377
Appeal From Richland County
Angela R. Taylor, Family Court Judge
Unpublished Opinion No. 2014-UP-060
Submitted December 1, 2013 – Filed February 12, 2014
AFFIRMED
James R. Snell, Jr., and Jennifer M. Clinkscales, both of
the Law Office of James R. Snell, Jr., LLC, of Lexington,
for Appellant.
Ryan W. Lane, of The Lane Law Firm, LLC, of
Columbia, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM: Affirmed pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following
authorities: Sanderson v. Sanderson, 391 S.C. 249, 255, 705 S.E.2d 65, 67 (Ct.
App. 2010) ("A point not specifically raised to and ruled upon by the [family] court
will not be considered on appeal."); Doe v. Roe, 369 S.C. 351, 375-76, 631 S.E.2d
317, 330 (Ct. App. 2006) ("An issue cannot be raised for the first time on appeal,
but must have been raised to and ruled upon by the [family court] to be preserved
for appellate review."); id. at 376, 631 S.E.2d at 330 ("An issue is not preserved
where the [family] court does not explicitly rule on an argument and the appellant
does not make a Rule 59(e)[, SCRCP,] motion to alter or amend the judgment.").
AFFIRMED.1
FEW, C.J., and PIEPER and KONDUROS, JJ., concur.
1
We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.