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SC Code § 63-17-2760 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-2760. Judicial review.

 A person aggrieved by a determination of the division pursuant to Section 63-17-2720, upon exhaustion of the procedures for administrative review, may seek judicial review in the court where the order or judgment was issued or registered. Commencement of the review shall not stay enforcement of child support. The court may review the proceedings taken by the division pursuant to this section and may correct any mistakes of fact; however, the court may not reduce or retroactively modify child support arrears.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-17-2770 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-2770. Full faith and credit.

 A child support enforcement agency in a jurisdiction outside this State may request the division to enforce a child support order issued by a court or administrative agency in another jurisdiction or a lien arising under the law of another jurisdiction. The order or lien must be accorded full faith and credit and the order or lien must be enforced as if the order was issued or the lien arose in South Carolina, without the necessity of registering the order with the court.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-17-2780 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-2780. Authorization to promulgate regulations.

 The division is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations, if necessary, to implement the provision of this section.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-17-2900 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-2900. Short title.

 This article may be cited as the "Uniform Interstate Family Support Act".  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2015 Act No. 33 (S.500), Section 1, eff June 1, 2015.  Effect of Amendment  2015 Act No. 33, Section 1, reenacted this section with no change.
SC Code § 63-17-2920 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-2920. Tribunals.

 (A) For the purposes of continuing exclusive jurisdiction under this article, the tribunals of this State have concurrent jurisdiction to establish, modify, and enforce child support in cases being administered pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act.  (B) The family court and the support enforcement agency are the tribunals of this State.  (C) The Department of Social Services is the support enforcement agency of this State.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2015 Act No. 33 (S.500), Section 1, eff June 1, 2015.  Effect of Amendment  2015 Act No. 33, Section 1, designated (A) and added (B) and (C); in (A), deleted the first sentence identifying the family court and support enforcement agency as tribunals.
SC Code § 63-17-2930 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-2930. Remedies cumulative.

 (A) Remedies provided by this article are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other law or the recognition of a foreign support order on the basis of comity.  (B) This article does not:  (1) provide the exclusive method of establishing or enforcing a support order under the law of this State; or  (2) grant a tribunal of this State jurisdiction to render judgment or issue an order relating to child custody or visitation in a proceeding under this article.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2015 Act No. 33 (S.500), Section 1, eff June 1, 2015.  Effect of Amendment  2015 Act No. 33, Section 1, in (A), substituted "law or" for "Law, including" and substituted "foreign support order" for "support order of a foreign country or political subdivision".
SC Code § 63-17-2940 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-2940. Application to Resident of Foreign Country and Foreign Support Proceeding.

 (A) A tribunal of this State shall apply Parts I through VI and, as applicable, Part VII, to a support proceeding involving:  (1) a foreign support order;  (2) a foreign tribunal; or  (3) an obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.  (B) A tribunal of this State that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of Parts I through VI.  (C) Part VII applies only to a support proceeding under the convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of Part VII is inconsistent with Parts I through VI, Part VII controls.  HISTORY: 2015 Act No. 33 (S.500), Section 1, eff June 1, 2015.  PART II JURISDICTION  DERIVATION TABLE  Showing the sections in former Chapter 7, Title 20 from which the sections in this part were derived.  New  Section Former  Section 63-17-3010 20-7-980 63-17-3020 20-7-985 63-17-3030 20-7-990 63-17-3040 20-7-995 63-17-3050 20-7-1000 63-17-3060 20-7-1005 63-17-3070 20-7-1010 63-17-3080 20-7-1015 63-17-3090 20-7-1020 63-17-3100 20-7-1022 63-17-3110 20-7-1024
SC Code § 63-17-3010 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-3010. Personal jurisdiction of nonresident.

 (A) In a proceeding to establish or enforce a support order or to determine parentage of a child, a tribunal of this State may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or the individual's guardian or conservator if:  (1) the individual is personally served with notice and a summons within this State;  (2) the individual submits to the jurisdiction of this State by consent, by entering a general appearance, or by filing a responsive document having the effect of waiving any contest to personal jurisdiction;  (3) the individual resided with the child in this State;  (4) the individual resided in this State and provided prenatal expenses or support for the child;  (5) the child resides in this State as a result of the acts or directives of the individual;  (6) the individual engaged in sexual intercourse in this State and the child may have been conceived by that act of intercourse;  (7) the individual asserted parentage of a child in the putative father registry maintained in this State by the Department of Social Services; or  (8) there is any other basis consistent with the constitutions of this State and the United States for the exercise of personal jurisdiction.  (B) The bases of personal jurisdiction set forth in subsection (A) or in any other law of this State may not be used to acquire personal jurisdiction for a tribunal of this State to modify a child-support order of another state unless the requirements of Section 63-17-3830 or 63-17-3870 are met, or in the case of a foreign support order, unless the requirements of Section 63-17-3870 are met.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2015 Act No. 33 (S.500), Section 1, eff June 1, 2015.  Effect of Amendment  2015 Act No. 33, Section 1, in (A) and (A)(7), inserted "of a child"; in (A)(7), inserted "by the Department of Social Services"; in (B), substituted "tribunal of this State" for "tribunal of the State", substituted "child-support order" for "child support order", and added "or in the case of a foreign support order, unless the requirements of Section 63-17-3870 are met".
SC Code § 63-17-3020 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-3020. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.

 Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of this State in a proceeding under this article or other law of this State relating to a support order continues as long as a tribunal of this State has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its order or continuing jurisdiction to enforce its order as provided by Sections 63-17-3050, 63-17-3060, and 63-17-3110.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2015 Act No. 33 (S.500), Section 1, eff June 1, 2015.  Effect of Amendment  2015 Act No. 33, Section 1, reenacted this section with no change.
SC Code § 63-17-3030 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-3030. Initiating or responding tribunals.

 Under this article, a tribunal of this State may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state or a foreign country.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2015 Act No. 33 (S.500), Section 1, eff June 1, 2015.  Effect of Amendment  2015 Act No. 33, Section 1, inserted "a tribunal of" before "another state" and inserted "or a foreign country" at the end.
SC Code § 63-17-3040 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-3040. Concurrent filings for support.

 (A) A tribunal of this State may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if:  (1) the petition or comparable pleading in this State is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the foreign country;  (2) the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or the foreign country; and  (3) if relevant, this State is the home state of the child.  (B) A tribunal of this State may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country if:  (1) the petition or comparable pleading in the other state or foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in this State for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by this State;  (2) the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in this State; and  (3) if relevant, the other state or foreign country is the home state of the child.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2015 Act No. 33 (S.500), Section 1, eff June 1, 2015.  Effect of Amendment  2015 Act No. 33, Section 1, inserted references to "foreign country" throughout.
SC Code § 63-17-3050 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-3050. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify order.

 (A) A tribunal of this State that has issued a child-support order consistent with the law of this State has and shall exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its child-support order if the order is the controlling order and:  (1) at the time of the filing of a request for modification this State is the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued; or  (2) even if this State is not the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued, the parties consent in a record or in open court that the tribunal of this State may continue to exercise jurisdiction to modify its order.  (B) A tribunal of this State that has issued a child-support order consistent with the law of this State may not exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the order if:  (1) all of the parties who are individuals file consent in a record with the tribunal of this State that a tribunal of another state that has jurisdiction over at least one of the parties who is an individual or that is located in the state of residence of the child may modify the order and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction; or  (2) its order is not the controlling order.  (C) If a tribunal of another state has issued a child-support order pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act or a law substantially similar to that act which modifies a child-support order of a tribunal of this State, tribunals of this State shall recognize the continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the tribunal of the other state.  (D) A tribunal of this State that lacks continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify a child-support order may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to modify a support order issued in that state.  (E) A temporary support order issued ex parte or pending resolution of a jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in the issuing tribunal.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2015 Act No. 33 (S.500), Section 1, eff June 1, 2015.  Effect of Amendment  2015 Act No. 33, Section 1, reenacted this section with no change.
SC Code § 63-17-3060 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-3060. Tribunal to enforce or modify.

 (A) A tribunal of this State that has issued a child-support order consistent with the law of this State may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce:  (1) the order if the order is the controlling order and has not been modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act; or  (2) a money judgment for arrears of support and interest on the order accrued before a determination that an order of a tribunal of another state is the controlling order.  (B) A tribunal of this State having continuing jurisdiction over a support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce the order.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2015 Act No. 33 (S.500), Section 1, eff June 1, 2015.  Effect of Amendment  2015 Act No. 33, Section 1, in (A)(2), inserted "a tribunal of".
SC Code § 63-17-3080 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-3080. Multiple registrations of orders.

 In responding to registrations or petitions for enforcement of two or more child-support orders in effect at the same time with regard to the same obligor and different individual obligees, at least one of which was issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country, a tribunal of this State shall enforce those orders in the same manner as if the orders had been issued by a tribunal of this State.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2015 Act No. 33 (S.500), Section 1, eff June 1, 2015.  Effect of Amendment  2015 Act No. 33, Section 1, inserted "or a foreign country".
SC Code § 63-17-3090 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-3090. Credit for out-of-state collections.

 A tribunal of this State shall credit amounts collected for a particular period pursuant to any child-support order against the amounts owed for the same period under any other child-support order for support of the same child issued by a tribunal of this or another state or a foreign country.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2015 Act No. 33 (S.500), Section 1, eff June 1, 2015.  Effect of Amendment  2015 Act No. 33, Section 1, inserted "or a foreign country".
SC Code § 63-17-3100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-3100. Evidence from another state.

 A tribunal of this State exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this article, under other laws of this State relating to a support order, or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from outside this State pursuant to Section 63-17-3360, communicate with a tribunal outside this State pursuant to Section 63-17-3370, and obtain discovery through a tribunal outside this State pursuant to Section 63-17-3380. In all other respects, Parts III through VI do not apply and the tribunal shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this State.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2015 Act No. 33 (S.500), Section 1, eff June 1, 2015.  Effect of Amendment  2015 Act No. 33, Section 1, inserted "laws" before "of this State relating"; substituted "or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from outside this State" for "or recognizing a support order of a foreign country or political subdivision on the basis of comity may receive evidence from another state"; twice substituted "a tribunal outside this State" for "a tribunal of another state"; and substituted "Parts III through VI" for "Parts III through VII".
SC Code § 63-17-3110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-3110. Continuing jurisdiction for spousal support.

 (A) A tribunal of this State issuing a spousal-support order consistent with the law of this State has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal-support order throughout the existence of the support obligation.  (B) A tribunal of this State may not modify a spousal-support order issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state or foreign country.  (C) A tribunal of this State that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal-support order may serve as:  (1) an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal-support order issued in this State; or  (2) a responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal-support order.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2015 Act No. 33 (S.500), Section 1, eff June 1, 2015.  Effect of Amendment  2015 Act No. 33, Section 1, in (B), twice inserted reference to "foreign country".  PART III CIVIL PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION  DERIVATION TABLE  Showing the sections in former Chapter 7, Title 20 from which the sections in this part were derived.  New  Section Former  Section 63-17-3210 20-7-1025 63-17-3220 20-7-1030 63-17-3230 20-7-1035 63-17-3240 20-7-1040 63-17-3250 20-7-1045 63-17-3260 20-7-1050 63-17-3270 20-7-1055 63-17-3280 20-7-1060 63-17-3290 20-7-1065 63-17-3300 20-7-1070 63-17-3310 20-7-1075 63-17-3320 20-7-1080 63-17-3330 20-7-1085 63-17-3340 20-7-1090 63-17-3350 20-7-1095 63-17-3360 20-7-1100 63-17-3370 20-7-1105 63-17-3380 20-7-1110 63-17-3390 20-7-1115
SC Code § 63-17-3210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-3210. Applicability of law.

 (A) Except as otherwise provided in this article, this part applies to all proceedings under this article.  (B) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this article by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2015 Act No. 33 (S.500), Section 1, eff June 1, 2015.  Effect of Amendment  2015 Act No. 33, Section 1, in (B), inserted reference to "foreign country".
SC Code § 63-17-3220 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-3220. Initiating proceeding.

 A minor parent, or a guardian or other legal representative of a minor parent, may maintain a proceeding on behalf of or for the benefit of the minor's child.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2015 Act No. 33 (S.500), Section 1, eff June 1, 2015.  Effect of Amendment  2015 Act No. 33, Section 1, reenacted this section with no change.
SC Code § 63-17-3230 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-3230. Governing law determination.

 Except as otherwise provided in this article, a responding tribunal of this State shall:  (1) apply the procedural and substantive law generally applicable to similar proceedings originating in this State and may exercise all powers and provide all remedies available in those proceedings; and  (2) determine the duty of support and the amount payable in accordance with the law and support guidelines of this State.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2015 Act No. 33 (S.500), Section 1, eff June 1, 2015.  Effect of Amendment  2015 Act No. 33, Section 1, reenacted this section with no change.
SC Code § 63-17-3240 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-3240. Forwarding of petition.

 (A) Upon the filing of a petition authorized by this article, an initiating tribunal of this State shall forward the petition and its accompanying documents:  (1) to the responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcement agency in the responding state; or  (2) if the identity of the responding tribunal is unknown, to the state information agency of the responding state with a request that they be forwarded to the appropriate tribunal and that receipt be acknowledged.  (B) If requested by the responding tribunal, a tribunal of this State shall issue a certificate or other document and make findings required by the law of the responding state. If the responding tribunal is in a foreign country, upon request the tribunal of this State shall specify the amount of support sought, convert that amount into the equivalent amount in the foreign currency under applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported, and provide any other documents necessary to satisfy the requirements of the responding foreign tribunal.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2015 Act No. 33 (S.500), Section 1, eff June 1, 2015.  Effect of Amendment  2015 Act No. 33, Section 1, in (B), substituted "If the responding tribunal is in a foreign country, upon request the tribunal of this State" for "If the responding state is a foreign country or political subdivision, upon request the tribunal"; and inserted "foreign tribunal" at the end.