S.C. Code § 63-17-3960

Current through 2024 Act No. 209.
Section 63-17-3960 - Modification of convention child-support order
(A) A tribunal of this State may not modify a convention child-support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless:
(1) the obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of this State, either expressly or by defending on the merits of the case without objecting to the jurisdiction at the first available opportunity; or
(2) the foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.
(B) If a tribunal of this State does not modify a convention child-support order because the order is not recognized in this State, Section 63-17-3945(C) applies.

S.C. Code § 63-17-3960

Added by 2015 S.C. Acts, Act No. 33 (SB 500), s 1, eff. 6/1/2015.