South Carolina Statutes
§ 63-15-210 — Definitions.
As used in this article:
(1)"Joint custody" means both parents have equal rights and responsibilities for major decisions concerning the child, including the child's education, medical and dental care, extracurricular activities, and religious training; however, a judge may designate one parent to have sole authority to make specific, identified decisions while both parents retain equal rights and responsibilities for all other decisions.
(2)"Sole custody" means a person, including, but not limited to, a parent who has temporary or permanent custody of a child and, unless otherwise provided for by court order, the rights and responsibilities for major decisions concerning the child, including the child's education, medical and dental care, extracurricular activities, and religious traini
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 259, SECTION 1, eff June 18, 2012.
Nearby Sections
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§ 63-15-10
"Tender Years Doctrine" abolished.§ 63-15-20
Religious faith.§ 63-15-210
Definitions.§ 63-15-220
Parenting plans.§ 63-15-230
Final custody determination; considerations.§ 63-15-30
Child's preference.§ 63-15-300
Citation.§ 63-15-302
Definitions.§ 63-15-304
Exemption proceedings.§ 63-15-306
Indian children proceedings exempt.§ 63-15-308
Recognition of foreign country custody.§ 63-15-310
Determinations binding.