South Carolina Statutes
§ 63-15-605 — Treatment of foreign country.
South Carolina § 63-15-605
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 63-15-605 (2026).
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A court of this State shall treat a foreign country as it if were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying this article if its child-custody determination was made under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this article and if the child custody laws of that foreign country do not violate fundamental principles of human rights.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 2024 Act No. 195 (H.3220), SECTION 3, eff May 21, 2024.
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"Tender Years Doctrine" abolished.§ 63-15-20
Religious faith.§ 63-15-210
Definitions.§ 63-15-220
Parenting plans.§ 63-15-230
Final custody determination; considerations.§ 63-15-30
Child's preference.§ 63-15-300
Citation.§ 63-15-302
Definitions.§ 63-15-304
Exemption proceedings.§ 63-15-306
Indian children proceedings exempt.§ 63-15-308
Recognition of foreign country custody.§ 63-15-310
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South Carolina § 63-15-605, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/15/63-15-605.