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SC Code § 63-17-780 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-780. Objections to notice of responsibility.

 (A) An obligor who objects to a part of the notice of financial responsibility, within thirty days of receipt of the notice, shall make a written request for a court hearing to the division. The request must be served upon the division by certified mail or in the same manner as a summons in a civil action.  (B) Upon receipt of a written request for a hearing, the division shall file the written request for a hearing, the notice of financial responsibility, and proof of service with the clerk of court of the county in which the obligor resides or, if the obligor does not reside in the State, with the clerk of court of the county in which the obligee resides and shall request the court to set a hearing for the matter. The clerk of court shall send a notice to the obligor and the division informing them of the date and location of the hearing. If the obligor raises issues relating to custody or visitation and the court has jurisdiction to hear these matters, the court shall set a separate hearing for those issues after entry of the order.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-17-790 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-790. Establishment of paternity.

 (A) The division may establish paternity of a child in the course of a negotiation conference held pursuant to Section 63-17-750 based upon an application for services or receipt of services by the custodian pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act. Service on the alleged father pursuant to this section must be made as provided in Section 63-17-740. In addition to the notice of financial responsibility as set forth in Section 63-17-730, the division must serve the alleged father with a notice of paternity determination which shall include:  (1) an allegation that the alleged father is the natural father of the child involved;  (2) the child's name and date of birth;  (3) the name of the child's mother and the name of the person or agency having custody of the child, if other than the mother;  (4) a statement that if the alleged father fails to timely deny the allegation of paternity, the question of paternity may be resolved against the alleged father without further notice;  (5) a statement that if the alleged father timely denies the allegation of paternity:  (a) the alleged father is subject to compulsory genetic testing and that expenses incurred may be assessed against the alleged father if he is found to be the father;  (b) a genetic test may result in a presumption of paternity; and  (c) upon receipt of the genetic test results, if the alleged father continues to deny paternity, the alleged father may request the division to refer the matter to Family Court for a determination of paternity pursuant to Section 63-17-780. An order for child support resulting from a subsequent finding of paternity is effective from the date the alleged father was served with the notice of paternity determination.  (B) The alleged father may file a written denial of paternity with the division within thirty days after service of the notice of paternity determination.  (C) When there is more than one alleged father of a child, the division may serve a notice of paternity determination on each alleged father in the same consolidated proceeding or in separate proceedings. Failure to serve notice on an alleged father does not prevent the division from serving notice on any other alleged father of the same child.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-17-800 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-800. Paternity testing.

 (A) If the testimony and other supplementary evidence presented at the negotiation conference demonstrate a reasonable probability that the alleged father had sexual intercourse with the child's mother during the probable time of the child's conception or if the evidence shows a probable existence of a presumption, the division may issue a subpoena ordering the alleged father to submit to paternity genetic testing. A reasonable probability of sexual intercourse during the possible time of conception may be established by affidavit of the child's mother.  (B) If the division does not receive a timely written denial of paternity or if an alleged father fails to appear at the negotiation conference or for a scheduled paternity test, the division may enter an order declaring the alleged father the legal father of the child. The order takes effect fifteen days after entry of default unless the alleged father before the fifteenth day presents good cause for failure to make a timely denial or for failure to appear at the negotiation conference or to undergo genetic testing. The division may not enter an order under this section if there is more than one alleged father unless the default applies to only one alleged father and all other alleged fathers have been excluded by the results of genetic testing. If there is more than one alleged father who has not been excluded by the results of genetic testing, the division may petition the court for a hearing to establish paternity.  (C) If the rights of others and the interests of justice require, the division may apply to any Family Court for an order compelling an alleged father to submit to genetic testing. The court shall hear the matter as expeditiously as possible. If the court finds reasonable cause to believe that the alleged father is the natural or presumed father of the child, the court shall enter an order compelling the alleged father to submit to a genetic test. As provided in subsection (A), reasonable cause may be established by affidavit of the child's mother.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-17-810 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-810. Qualified expert; admissibility of report.

 The division shall appoint an expert who is qualified in examining genetic markers to conduct any genetic test. If the issue of paternity is referred to the Family Court, the expert's completed and certified report of the results and conclusions of a genetic test is admissible as evidence without additional testing or testimony. An order entered pursuant to this article establishes legal paternity for all purposes.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-17-820 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-820. Out-of-state request to establish support.

 (A) The division may establish all duties of support including the duty to pay any arrearage and may enforce duties of support from an obligor pursuant to this article if that action is requested by an agency of another state which is operating under Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act, as amended.  (B) If the division proceeds against an obligor under subsection (A), it shall seek establishment and enforcement of the liability imposed by the laws of the state where the obligor was located during the period for which support is sought. The obligor is presumed to have been present in this State during the period until otherwise shown.  (C) If the obligee is absent from this State and the obligor presents evidence which constitutes a defense, the obligor shall request a court hearing.  (D) The remedies provided by this article are additional to those remedies provided by the "Uniform Interstate Family Support Act".  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-17-830 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-830. Modification of orders.

 (A) At any time after the entry of a consent order or an order for default under this article or an order of the court the division may issue a notice of financial responsibility to an obligor requesting the modification of an existing order issued pursuant to this article or an existing order of the court. The division shall serve the obligor with a notice of financial responsibility as provided in Section 63-17-730 and shall proceed as set forth in this article. The obligor or obligee may file a written request for modification of an order issued under this article or an existing order of the court with the division by serving the division by certified mail. If the division does not object to the request for modification based upon a showing of changed circumstances as provided by law, the division shall serve the obligor with a notice of financial responsibility as provided in Section 63-17-730 and shall proceed as set forth in this article. If the division objects to the request for modification based upon the failure to demonstrate a showing of changed circumstances, the division shall advise the obligor or obligee that a petition for review may be filed with the Family Court.  (B) A request for modification made pursuant to this section does not preclude the division from enforcing and collecting upon the existing order pending the modification proceeding.  (C) Only payments accruing subsequent to the modification may be modified. Modification must be made pursuant to Section 20-3-160.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-17-840 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-840. Administrative change of payee.

 In cases in which support is subject to an assignment or a requirement to pay through any state disbursement unit which may be established, the division or its designee may direct the obligor or the payor to change the payee to the appropriate government entity. The division shall provide written notification of this change to the obligor and the obligee not less than ten days before the effective date of the change.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-17-850 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-850. Issuance of subpoenas.

 When necessary in the discharge of the duties of the department to establish, modify, or enforce a child support order, the department may issue an administrative subpoena or subpoena duces tecum to a state, county, or local agency, board or commission, or to any private entity or individual or to any representative of a state, county, or local agency, board or commission, or private entity to compel the production of documents, books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records relevant to the discharge of the department's duties. The department may assess a civil fine of one hundred dollars per occurrence for failure to obey a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum issued pursuant to this section, in addition to any other remedies as permitted by law. A subpoena or subpoena duces tecum issued under this section may be enforced pursuant to Section 63-3-530.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-17-1010 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-1010. License revocation.

 In addition to other qualifications necessary for holding a license, an individual who is under an order for child support also is subject to the provisions of this article.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-17-1020 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-1020. Definitions.

 As used in this article:  (1) "Arrearage" means the total amount overdue under an order of support.  (2) "Compliance with an order for support" means that pursuant to an order for support the person required to pay under the order is in arrears no more than five-hundred dollars and has paid the full child support obligation for the last two consecutive months.  (3) "Director" means the Director of the Child Support Enforcement Division of the State Department of Social Services or his designee.  (4) "Division" means the Child Support Enforcement Division of the State Department of Social Services.  (5) "License" means:  (a) a certificate, license, credential, permit, registration, or any other authorization issued by a licensing entity that allows an individual or is required of an individual to engage in a business, occupation, or profession and includes, but is not limited to, a medical license, teaching certificate, commission and certificate of training from the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy for a sworn law enforcement officer, and a hunting, fishing, or trapping license for commercial use and the privilege to hunt, fish, or trap or hold a hunting, fishing, or trapping license for commercial use;  (b) a driver's license and includes, but is not limited to, a beginner's or instruction permit, a restricted driver's license, a motorcycle driver's license, or a commercial driver's license;  (c) a hunting, fishing, or trapping license for recreational purposes and the privilege to hunt, fish, or trap or hold a hunting, fishing, or trapping license for recreational purposes;  (d) a watercraft registration.  "License" does not include the authority to practice law; however, the Supreme Court may consider as an additional ground for the discipline of members of the bar the wilful violation of a court order including an order for child support. The department has grounds to file a grievance with the Supreme Court if a licensed attorney is in wilful violation of a court order for child support.  (6) "Licensee" means an individual holding a license issued by a licensing entity.  (7) "Licensing entity" or "entity" means, for the purposes of issuing or revoking a license, a state, county, or municipal agency, board, department, office, or commission that issues a license.  (8) "Order for support" means an order being enforced by the division under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act and which provides for periodic payments of funds for the support of a child or maintenance of a spouse or former spouse and support of a child, whether temporary or final and includes, but is not limited to, an order for reimbursement for public assistance or an order for making periodic payments on a support arrearage.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-17-1030 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-1030. Exceptions.

 If a licensee is out of compliance with an order for support, the licensee's license must be revoked unless within forty-five days of receiving notice that the licensee is out of compliance with the order, the licensee has paid the arrearage owing under the order or has signed a consent agreement with the division establishing a schedule for payment of the arrearage.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-17-1040 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-1040. Obtaining information.

 The division shall obtain information on licensees pursuant to Section 63-17-1050 for the purposes of establishing, enforcing, and collecting support obligations.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-17-1050 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-1050. Licensing entities to provide information.

 In the manner and form prescribed by the division, all licensing entities monthly shall provide the division information on licensees for use in the establishment, enforcement, and collection of child support obligations including, but not limited to:  (1) name;  (2) address of record;  (3) social security number;  (4) employer's name and address;  (5) type of license;  (6) effective date of license or renewal;  (7) expiration date of license;  (8) active or inactive license status.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-17-1070 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-1070. Disclosure of information.

 (A) Information provided to a licensing entity pursuant to this section is subject to disclosure in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act.  (B) A person who releases information received by a licensing entity pursuant to this section, except as authorized by this section or another provision of law, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-17-1080 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-1080. Social Security numbers to be provided.

 An applicant for a license or for renewal of a license shall submit the applicant's social security number, or the alien identification number assigned to a resident alien who does not have a social security number, to the licensing entity which must be recorded on the application.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-17-1090 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-1090. Regulations.

 The State Department of Social Services shall promulgate regulations necessary to carry out this article and shall consult with licensing entities in developing these regulations.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
SC Code § 63-17-1410 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-1410. Definitions.

 As used in this section:  (1) "Arrearage" means the total amount of unpaid support obligations.  (2) "Court" as used in this section means Family Court.  (3) "Delinquency" means when a support payment owed by an obligor pursuant to an order of support is overdue in an amount equal to at least one month's support obligation.  (4) "Income" means any periodic form of payment to an individual regardless of source including, but not limited to, wages, salary, commission, bonuses, compensation as an independent contractor, workers' compensation, disability, annuity and retirement benefits, payments made pursuant to a retirement program, interest, and any other payments made by a person or an agency or department of the federal, state, or local government provided the income excludes:  (a) amounts required by law to be withheld, other than creditor claims, including, but not limited to, federal, state, and local taxes, social security and other retirement deductions, and disability contributions;  (b) amounts exempted by federal law;  (c) public assistance payments.  Any other state or local laws which limit or exempt income or the amount or percentage of income that can be withheld do not apply.  (5) "Obligee" means an individual or the individual's assignee who is entitled to receive payments pursuant to an order of support.  (6) "Obligor" means an individual who is required to make payments pursuant to order for support.  (7) "Order for support" means any order of a court or an administrative agency of competent jurisdiction which provides for periodic payments of funds for the support of a child or maintenance of a spouse or former spouse, whether temporary or final, whether incidental to a proceeding for divorce, separation, separate maintenance, paternity, guardianship, or otherwise and includes any order providing for a modification of support payment of an arrearage or reimbursement of support.  (8) "Payor" means any payor of income to an obligor. For purposes of this section, the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce is not considered to be a payor.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2008 Act No. 332, Section 4.  Code Commissioner's Note  Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2010 Act No. 146, Section 122, "Department of Employment and Workforce" was substituted for all references to "Employment Security Commission", and "Executive Director of the Department of Employment and Workforce" or "executive director" was substituted for all references to the "Chairman of the Employment Security Commission" or "chairman" that refer to the Chairman of the Employment Security Commission, as appropriate.
SC Code § 63-17-1420 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code|Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support|Section 63-17-1420. Orders for support subject to withholding notice.

 (A) For all Title IV-D cases in which support orders are issued or modified after October 31, 1990, and for all nontitle IV-D cases in which support orders are issued or modified after January 3, 1994, the income of an obligor is subject to immediate withholding as of the effective date of the order without the requirement that an arrearage accumulate. However, income is not subject to withholding if:  (1) one of the parties demonstrates and the court finds that there is good cause not to require immediate income withholding; or  (2) a written agreement is reached between both parties which provides for an alternative arrangement.  (B) All orders for support entered or modified in the State before October 1, 1996, if not otherwise subject to wage withholding, are subject to withholding if a delinquency occurs without the need for a judicial or administrative hearing. These orders must be construed to contain this withholding provision even if the provision has been omitted from the written order; however, the court may order withholding to begin immediately for good cause shown. The court is required to make specified written findings to support immediate withholding.  (C) Income withholding must be initiated in all Title IV-D cases upon the request of the obligee without the necessity of a delinquency, if the State approves the request in accordance with the procedures and standards as it may establish. If the obligee requests income withholding pursuant to this section, notice of the request must be provided to the obligor by the clerk of court, and if the obligor objects to the income withholding within ten days after the postmarked date of the notice, a hearing must be held, and the family court shall subject the obligor's income to withholding unless the court finds that there is good cause not to require immediate income withholding. Where there is no objection by the obligor after proper notice, the clerk of court shall implement immediate income withholding.  (D) If an obligor, whose wages are not withheld and who is not required to pay through the family court, is found to be, or is found to have been, delinquent pursuant to an order for support in an amount equal to three or more month's support obligation, the clerk of court must order the obligor's wages enrolled for wage withholding to begin immediately for the payment of the obligor's support obligation, even if the arrearage has been fully or partially paid at the time of the hearing.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2008 Act No. 332, Section 4.