South Carolina § 63-17-3960 Modification of convention child-support order.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 63-17-3960 — Modification of convention child-support order.

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

(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.

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(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.

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