South Carolina § 43-5-580 Enforcement of support obligations of absent parents.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 43-5-580 — Enforcement of support obligations of absent parents.

South Carolina § 43-5-580

Title 43SOCIAL SERVICES

Ch. 5PUBLIC AID, ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF GENERALLY

This text of South Carolina § 43-5-580 (Enforcement of support obligations of absent parents.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 43-5-580 (2026).

Text

(a)Every applicant for Family Independence benefits who has a child or children whose parent is alive but not residing in the home must be referred to the Office of Child Support Enforcement within two working days of the furnishing of aid or the determination that an individual is a recipient of Family Independence benefits. The department is responsible for taking all steps necessary to identify, locate, and obtain support payments from absent parents.

(b)The department shall promulgate regulations which establish guidelines for minimum contributions which must be applied by the courts in determining the amount that an absent parent is expected to pay toward the support of a dependent child. Copies of the guidelines must be made available to courts, district attorneys, and to the publi

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a) Every applicant for Family Independence benefits who has a child or children whose parent is alive but not residing in the home must be referred to the Office of Child Support Enforcement within two working days of the furnishing of aid or the determination that an individual is a recipient of Family Independence benefits. The department is responsible for taking all steps necessary to identify, locate, and obtain support payments from absent parents. (b) The department shall promulgate regulations which establish guidelines for minimum contributions which must be applied by the courts in determining the amount that an absent parent is expected to pay toward the support of a dependent child. Copies of the guidelines must be made available to courts, district attorneys, and to the public. The guidelines formulated pursuant to this section must be applied pursuant to the provisions of Section 63-17-470. (c) Failure of the absent parent to comply with his support obligations must be referred to the court having jurisdiction of this matter for appropriate proceedings.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 511, SECTION 1, eff July 1, 1986; 1989 Act No. 195, SECTION 5, eff June 19, 1989; 1997 Act No. 133, SECTION 8, eff June 11, 1997.