Recognition of foreign country custody.

S.C. Code Ann. § 63-15-308
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(A) A court of this State shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying Subarticles 1 and 2. (B) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (C), a child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this article must be recognized and enforced under Subarticle 3. (C) A court of this State need not apply this article if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t63c015.phpFetched: 10/17/2026

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