S.C. Code § 63-15-308

Current through 2024 Act No. 209.
Section 63-15-308 - Recognition of foreign country custody
(A) A court of this State shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying Subarticles 1 and 2.
(B) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (C), a child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this article must be recognized and enforced under Subarticle 3.
(C) A court of this State need not apply this article if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.

S.C. Code § 63-15-308

2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.