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Can I move to another state before anything is filed? Can my husband stop me, if nothing is filed?

Sure you can move. If no one files though, and you stay gone for a year, then your spouse will have fault grounds for which to file based on desertion. Willful desertion for a period of 1 year is a grounds for divorce in SC.

However, if there are children involved it becomes a bit more difficult. When I moved from the state where I was married and living, I had my husband sign a statement and have it notarized saying that he consented to my bringing our minor child with me to where I was going. I figured that way there could not be an argument as to whether I took her without his knowledge and consent. It also helped me (in the long run) to establish jurisdiction for custody in the state where I currently reside.