South Carolina § 63-17-3210 Applicability of law.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 63-17-3210 — Applicability of law.

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

(A)Except as otherwise provided in this article, this part applies to all proceedings under this article.

(B)An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this article by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.

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(A) Except as otherwise provided in this article, this part applies to all proceedings under this article. (B) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this article by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, SECTION 2; 2015 Act No. 33 (S.500), SECTION 1, eff June 1, 2015. Effect of Amendment 2015 Act No. 33, SECTION 1, in (B), inserted reference to "foreign country".