South Carolina § 63-17-1920 Applicability of state law; foreign law.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 63-17-1920 — Applicability of state law; foreign law.

South Carolina § 63-17-1920

Title 63SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE

Ch. 17PATERNITY AND CHILD SUPPORT

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S.C. Code Ann. § 63-17-1920 (2026).

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(A)The law of this State shall apply in all actions and proceedings concerning the issuance, enforcement, and duration of orders to withhold issued by a court of this State, which is based upon a support order of another jurisdiction entered pursuant to Section 63-17-1830, except as provided in subsections (B) and (C) of this section.

(B)The law of the jurisdiction which issued the support order shall govern the following:

(1)the interpretation of the support order entered under Section 63-17-1840, including amount, form of payment, and the duration of support;

(2)the amount of support arrearages necessary to require the issuance of an order to withhold;

(3)the definition of what costs, in addition to the periodic support obligation, are included as arrearages which are enforceable by

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(A) The law of this State shall apply in all actions and proceedings concerning the issuance, enforcement, and duration of orders to withhold issued by a court of this State, which is based upon a support order of another jurisdiction entered pursuant to Section 63-17-1830, except as provided in subsections (B) and (C) of this section. (B) The law of the jurisdiction which issued the support order shall govern the following: (1) the interpretation of the support order entered under Section 63-17-1840, including amount, form of payment, and the duration of support; (2) the amount of support arrearages necessary to require the issuance of an order to withhold; (3) the definition of what costs, in addition to the periodic support obligation, are included as arrearages which are enforceable by income withholding, including but not limited to interest, attorney's fees, court costs, and costs of paternity testing. (C) The court in this State may impose its costs as allowed by law.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, SECTION 2. ARTICLE 15 Medical Child Support and Income Withholding DERIVATION TABLE Showing the sections in former Chapter 7, Title 20 from which the sections in this article were derived. NewSection FormerSection 63-17-2110 20-7-1200 63-17-2120 20-7-1210 63-17-2130 20-7-1220 63-17-2140 20-7-1230 63-17-2150 20-7-1260 63-17-2160 20-7-1250 63-17-2170 20-7-1240 63-17-2180 20-7-1270 63-17-2190 20-7-1280