S.C. Code Ann. § 63-5-950

Attorney's fees and costs; factors

Known as the Military Parent Equal Protection Act

The act spans §§ 63–63 (6 sections).

2009 Act No. 25, SECTION 1, eff June 2, 2009.

In making determinations pursuant to this article, the court may award attorney's fees and costs based on the court's consideration of:

(1) the failure of either party to reasonably accommodate the other party in custody, visitation, and support matters related to a military parent's service;

(2) unreasonable delay caused by either party in resolving custody, visitation, and support matters related to a military parent's service;

(3) failure of either party to timely provide income and earnings information to the other party; and

(4) other factors as the court may consider appropriate and as may be required by law.

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