South Carolina § 63-17-1840 Out-of-state order on in-state obligor.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 63-17-1840 — Out-of-state order on in-state obligor.

South Carolina·Title 63 SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE·Ch. 17 PATERNITY AND CHILD SUPPORT

(A)Upon receiving a support order of another jurisdiction with the documentation specified in subsection (B) of this section from an agency of another jurisdiction an obligee, an obligor, or an attorney for either, the clerk of court shall enter this order.

(B)The following documentation is required for the entry of a support order of another jurisdiction:

(1)a certified copy of the support order with all modifications;

(2)a certified copy of an income withholding order, if any, still in effect;

(3)a copy of the portion of the income withholding statute of the jurisdiction which issued the support order which states the requirements for obtaining income withholding under the law of that jurisdiction;

(4)a sworn statement of the obligee or certified statement of the agency of the arre

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(A) Upon receiving a support order of another jurisdiction with the documentation specified in subsection (B) of this section from an agency of another jurisdiction an obligee, an obligor, or an attorney for either, the clerk of court shall enter this order. (B) The following documentation is required for the entry of a support order of another jurisdiction: (1) a certified copy of the support order with all modifications; (2) a certified copy of an income withholding order, if any, still in effect; (3) a copy of the portion of the income withholding statute of the jurisdiction which issued the support order which states the requirements for obtaining income withholding under the law of that jurisdiction; (4) a sworn statement of the obligee or certified statement of the agency of the arrearages and the assignment of support rights, if any; (5) a statement of: (a) the name, address, and social security number of the obligor, if known; (b) the name and address of the obligor's employer or of any other source of income of the obligor derived in this State against which income withholding is sought; (c) the name and address of the agency or person to whom support payments collected by income withholding must be transmitted. (C) If the documentation received by the clerk of court under subsection (A) of this section does not conform to the requirements of subsection (B) of this section, the clerk of court shall remedy any defect which it can without the assistance of the requesting agency or person. If the clerk of court is unable to make such corrections, the requesting agency, or person, shall immediately be notified of the necessary additions or corrections. The clerk of court shall accept the documentation required by subsections (A) and (B) of this section even if it is not in the usual form required by state or local rules, so long as the substantive requirements of these subsections are met. (D) A support order entered under subsection (A) of this section is enforceable by income withholding against income derived in this State in the manner and with the effect as set forth in Sections 63-17-1850 through 63-17-1920 and in Article 11. Entry of the order does not confer jurisdiction on the courts of this State for any purpose other than income withholding.

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