South Carolina § 63-17-70 Court orders.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 63-17-70 — Court orders.

South Carolina § 63-17-70

Title 63SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE

Ch. 17PATERNITY AND CHILD SUPPORT

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S.C. Code Ann. § 63-17-70 (2026).

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(A)(1) Upon a finding that the putative father is the natural father of the child, the court must issue an order designating the putative father as the natural father and ordering that the birth certificate be amended to include the name of the father.

(2)The order must:

(a)set forth the social security numbers, or the alien identification numbers assigned to resident aliens who do not have social security numbers, of both parents;

(b)establish a duty of support and provide for child support payments in amounts and at a frequency to be determined by the court; and (c) provide for other relief which has been properly prayed for in the pleadings and which is considered reasonable and just by the court.

(B)Upon a finding that the putative father is not the father of the child, the court s

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(A)(1) Upon a finding that the putative father is the natural father of the child, the court must issue an order designating the putative father as the natural father and ordering that the birth certificate be amended to include the name of the father. (2) The order must: (a) set forth the social security numbers, or the alien identification numbers assigned to resident aliens who do not have social security numbers, of both parents; (b) establish a duty of support and provide for child support payments in amounts and at a frequency to be determined by the court; and (c) provide for other relief which has been properly prayed for in the pleadings and which is considered reasonable and just by the court. (B) Upon a finding that the putative father is not the father of the child, the court shall issue an order which sets forth this finding. (C) Upon entry of a court order or an administrative determination that the putative father is the legal father pursuant to subsection (A), the clerk of court shall send a report to the Registrar of the Division of Vital Statistics of the Department of Health and Environmental Control showing such information as may be required on an amended certificate of birth to be furnished by the Division of Vital Statistics of the Department of Health and Environmental Control.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, SECTION 2; 2019 Act No. 42 (S.21), SECTION 1, eff May 16, 2019. Effect of Amendment 2019 Act No. 42, SECTION 1, rewrote the section, requiring that the child's birth certificate be amended and for other purposes. ARTICLE 3 Child Support General Provisions DERIVATION TABLE Showing the sections in former Chapter 7, Title 20 from which the sections in this article were derived. NewSection FormerSection 63-17-310 20-7-933 63-17-320 20-7-934 63-17-330 20-7-92 63-17-340 20-7-840 63-17-350 20-7-936 63-17-360 20-7-850 63-17-370 20-7-860 63-17-380 20-7-862 63-17-390 20-7-870 63-17-400 20-7-880 63-17-410 20-7-890 63-17-420 20-7-900 63-17-430 20-7-910 63-17-440 20-7-920 63-17-450 20-7-854 63-17-460 20-7-855 63-17-470 20-7-852 63-17-480 20-7-853 63-17-490 20-7-873 63-17-500 20-7-930 63-17-510 20-7-932 63-17-520 20-7-856