Further relief based on a declaratory judgment or decree may be granted whenever necessary or proper. The application therefor shall be by petition to a court having jurisdiction to grant the relief. If the application be deemed sufficient the court shall, on reasonable notice, require any adverse party whose rights have been adjudicated by the declaratory judgment or decree to show cause why further relief should not be granted forthwith.
S.C. Code Ann. § 15-53-120
Granting of further relief based on declaratory judgment
Known as the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act
The act spans §§ 15-53-10 to 15-53-90 (14 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Robison v. Asbill (1997)
Most recently applied in Atkins v. Wilson (March 2016)
1962 Code SECTION 10-2012; 1952 Code SECTION 10-2012; 1948 (45) 2014.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.