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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals


Rodell Harris, Respondent,

v.

William L. Harris, Appellant.


Appeal From Aiken County
 Henry T. Woods, Family Court Judge


Unpublished Opinion No. 2007-UP-497
Submitted October 1, 2007 – Filed October 16, 2007


AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED IN PART; REMANDED


Jeffrey Raymond Moorehead, of Aiken, for Appellant

Gary Hudson Smith, III, of Aiken, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: In this divorce action, William L. Harris (Husband) claims the family court erred in awarding alimony, equitably dividing the marital estate, and awarding attorney’s fees to his former wife, Rodell Harris (Wife).  We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.[1]

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The parties were married on March 19, 1982, and separated approximately twenty-one years later on October 30, 2003.  At the time of the final hearing Husband was seventy-four and Wife was sixty-six.  Both parties are retired. No children were born into the marriage.

In November 2003, Wife commenced this action by filing a summons and complaint for pendente lite and permanent alimony, equitable division of the marital assets including the debts, and attorney’s fees. Husband responded requesting an equitable division of marital assets and debts.  Husband also requested attorney’s fees, but later withdrew his request during the final hearing. Following a December 2003 hearing the family court issued a temporary order granting Wife pendente lite alimony in the amount of $400 per month.

At the final hearing on July 12, 2006, the family court heard testimony on the parties’ financial standings and a tax debt from 2003.  Both parties also testified regarding their two houses, the nature of their relationship, and Husb