S.C. Code Ann. tit. 63, ch. 17

S.C. Code Ann. tit. 63, ch. 17
in effect

Contents

section63-17-10. Purpose; definitions.section63-17-20. Jurisdiction.section63-17-30. Genetic tests; costs.section63-17-40. Settlement and voluntary agreements.section63-17-50. Verified voluntary acknowledgments.section63-17-60. Admissibility of evidence.section63-17-70. Court orders.section63-17-310. Family Court authority to enforce orders.section63-17-320. Enforcement and modification of orders.section63-17-325. Child support obligations start at date of conception.section63-17-330. Temporary order for support pending paternity.section63-17-340. Persons who may petition for support.section63-17-350. Grandparent responsibility.section63-17-360. Reconciliation efforts.section63-17-370. Summons and rule to show cause.section63-17-380. Hearing notices.section63-17-385. Failure to pay court-ordered child support other than periodic child support payments; affidavit; hearing; costs and attorney's fees.section63-17-390. Warrants for refusal to obey court order.section63-17-400. Service of warrant.section63-17-410. Form of arrest warrant.section63-17-420. Out of session proceedings.section63-17-430. Bond in lieu of punishment.section63-17-440. Bond conditions.section63-17-450. Information required in paternity and support actions.section63-17-460. Medical bills as evidence of costs.section63-17-470. Proceedings and awards.section63-17-480. Social Security numbers.section63-17-490. Employment program.section63-17-500. Probation.section63-17-510. Authority to revoke probation.section63-17-520. Distribution of fines.section63-17-610. Federal mandate for and implementation of State Disbursement Unit.section63-17-620. State Disbursement Unit; operation and administration; court costs.section63-17-710. Jurisdiction.section63-17-720. Definitions.section63-17-730. Notice of financial responsibility; order of default.section63-17-740. Service of notice of financial responsibility.section63-17-750. Negotiation conference; consent order; monthly support obligation.section63-17-760. Failure to appear for negotiation conference.section63-17-770. Order of financial responsibility; procedures.section63-17-780. Objections to notice of responsibility.section63-17-790. Establishment of paternity.section63-17-800. Paternity testing.section63-17-810. Qualified expert; admissibility of report.section63-17-820. Out-of-state request to establish support.section63-17-830. Modification of orders.section63-17-840. Administrative change of payee.section63-17-850. Issuance of subpoenas.section63-17-1010. License revocation.section63-17-1020. Definitions.section63-17-1030. Exceptions.section63-17-1040. Obtaining information.section63-17-1050. Licensing entities to provide information.section63-17-1060. Out-of-compliance procedures; notice.section63-17-1070. Disclosure of information.section63-17-1080. Social Security numbers to be provided.section63-17-1090. Regulations.section63-17-1210. Employer New Hire Reporting program.section63-17-1410. Definitions.section63-17-1420. Orders for support subject to withholding notice.section63-17-1430. Petitioning the court.section63-17-1440. Verified notice of delinquency.section63-17-1450. Petitions to stay service.section63-17-1460. Notice to withhold.section63-17-1470. Termination or suspension of withholding.section63-17-1480. Change of address notification.section63-17-1490. Obligee's public aid status.section63-17-1500. Notification upon employment.section63-17-1510. Unemployment benefits notification.section63-17-1520. Reporting receipt of payment toward arrearage.section63-17-1530. Record of payments and disbursements.section63-17-1540. Forms.section63-17-1550. Payor's wilful failure to withhold.section63-17-1560. False proceedings; contempt.section63-17-1570. Additional rights and remedies.section63-17-1580. Centralized system of withholding.section63-17-1590. Authority to promulgate regulations.section63-17-1600. Recording arrearages.section63-17-1810. Definitions.section63-17-1820. Supplemental remedy.section63-17-1830. Order to withhold income out-of-state.section63-17-1840. Out-of-state order on in-state obligor.section63-17-1850. Notice of delinquency.section63-17-1860. Hearing.section63-17-1870. Order.section63-17-1880. Income withholding; applicability to out-of-state order.section63-17-1890. Receipt of payments by State Disbursement Unit; effect of support order.section63-17-1900. Amendment of withholding order.section63-17-1910. Voluntary income withholding.section63-17-1920. Applicability of state law; foreign law.section63-17-2110. Contents of order.section63-17-2120. Duties of employer or health insurer.section63-17-2130. Notice of order to employer.section63-17-2140. Withholding by employer.section63-17-2150. Proof of compliance.section63-17-2160. Priority of order.section63-17-2170. Withholding to reimburse medical expenses.section63-17-2180. Employer prohibited actions against employee.section63-17-2190. Penalties.section63-17-2310. Clerk of court authority to attempt to locate and right to obtain information from organizations.section63-17-2320. Information from financial institutions.section63-17-2330. Immunity from liability.section63-17-2510. Reporting to credit reporting agencies.section63-17-2710. Child support arrearage liens.section63-17-2720. Written notice to obligor; administrative review.section63-17-2730. Notice of a lien, filing, expiration.section63-17-2740. Levy upon property; refusal to surrender; discharge of obligation.section63-17-2750. Written notice of perfecting a lien, executing levy, or seizing property.section63-17-2760. Judicial review.section63-17-2770. Full faith and credit.section63-17-2780. Authorization to promulgate regulations.section63-17-2900. Short title.section63-17-2910. Definitions.section63-17-2920. Tribunals.section63-17-2930. Remedies cumulative.section63-17-2940. Application to Resident of Foreign Country and Foreign Support Proceeding.section63-17-3010. Personal jurisdiction of nonresident.section63-17-3020. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.section63-17-3030. Initiating or responding tribunals.section63-17-3040. Concurrent filings for support.section63-17-3050. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify order.section63-17-3060. Tribunal to enforce or modify.section63-17-3070. Multiple tribunals.section63-17-3080. Multiple registrations of orders.section63-17-3090. Credit for out-of-state collections.section63-17-3100. Evidence from another state.section63-17-3110. Continuing jurisdiction for spousal support.section63-17-3210. Applicability of law.section63-17-3220. Initiating proceeding.section63-17-3230. Governing law determination.section63-17-3240. Forwarding of petition.section63-17-3250. Responding tribunal powers and duties.section63-17-3260. Inappropriate tribunal to forward petition.section63-17-3270. Duties of support enforcement agency.section63-17-3280. Duty to provide services.section63-17-3290. Private counsel.section63-17-3300. Department of Social Services as state information agency.section63-17-3310. Petition contents.section63-17-3320. Sealing petition.section63-17-3330. Fees and costs.section63-17-3340. Immunity of petitioner.section63-17-3350. Nonparentage defense.section63-17-3360. Nonresident party proceedings.section63-17-3370. Communication with other tribunals.section63-17-3380. Discovery powers of tribunal.section63-17-3390. Disbursement of payments.section63-17-3410. Issuance of order.section63-17-3420. Proceeding to determine parentage.section63-17-3510. Mailing order to employer.section63-17-3520. Employer duties.section63-17-3530. Multiple income-withholding orders.section63-17-3540. Immunity.section63-17-3550. Failure to comply.section63-17-3560. Contesting withholding order.section63-17-3570. Enforcement of orders.section63-17-3610. Registration of out-of-state order.section63-17-3620. Registration procedures.section63-17-3630. Filing order.section63-17-3640. Applicable law.section63-17-3710. Notification of registration.section63-17-3720. Contesting validity of order.section63-17-3730. Defenses; burden of proof.section63-17-3740. Confirmation.section63-17-3810. Registration to modify.section63-17-3820. Prerequisites to modification.section63-17-3830. Conditions for modification.section63-17-3840. Enforcement of modified order.section63-17-3850. Enforcement of modification with in-state parties.section63-17-3860. Filing order.section63-17-3870. Modification with no consent filed.section63-17-3880. Procedure to register child-support order of foreign country for modification.section63-17-3910. Definitions.section63-17-3915. Applicability of part.section63-17-3920. Designated agency.section63-17-3925. Support proceeding.section63-17-3930. Direct request.section63-17-3935. Registration of convention support order.section63-17-3940. Contest of registered convention support order.section63-17-3945. Recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order.section63-17-3950. Partial enforcement.section63-17-3955. Foreign support agreement.section63-17-3960. Modification of convention child-support order.section63-17-3965. Personal information.section63-17-3970. Records in original language; English translation.section63-17-4010. Extradition.section63-17-4020. Prerequisites to compliance with extradition.section63-17-4030. Construction of law.section63-17-4035. Applicability of article.section63-17-4040. Severability.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t63c017.phpFetched: 10/17/2026

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