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S.C. Code Ann. § 63-15-334

Custody modification by another state

Known as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

The act spans §§ 63-15-300 to 63-15-394 (42 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Anthony H. v. MATTHEW G. (2012)

Most recently applied in South Carolina Department of Social Services v. Tran (October 2016)

2008 Act No. 361, SECTION 2.

Except as otherwise provided in Section 63-15-336, a court of this State may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this State has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under Section 63-15-330(A)(1) or (2) and:

(1) the court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under Section 63-15-332 or that a court of this State would be a more convenient forum under Section 63-15-342; or

(2) a court of this State or a court of the other state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in the other state.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.