Opinion ID: 1303970
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Heading: Equitable Division of Real Property

Text: With respect to equitable division, the Family Court awarded Husband 80% of the real property and Wife 20%. Wife contends that the division is patently unjust and unfair, and, further, that the findings fail to comply with Rule 26(c), SCRFC. In dividing real property, the Family Court must first identify the marital property, determine the property's fair market value, and then consider the parties' relative contributions as well as 15 specific factors enumerated in S.C.Code Ann. § 20-7-472 (Supp.1993). We are concerned that the Family Court failed to examine all relevant factors set forth in § 20-7-472. Further, the change of child custody must also be taken into consideration. Accordingly, we reverse and remand this issue of equitable division of real property for a new determination.