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2013 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code
CHAPTER 17 - PATERNITY AND CHILD SUPPORT

ARTICLE 1. PATERNITY

SECTION 63-17-10. Purpose; definitions.
SECTION 63-17-20. Jurisdiction.
SECTION 63-17-30. Genetic tests; costs.
SECTION 63-17-40. Settlement and voluntary agreements.
SECTION 63-17-50. Verified voluntary acknowledgments.
SECTION 63-17-60. Admissibility of evidence.
SECTION 63-17-70. Court orders.

ARTICLE 3. CHILD SUPPORT GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 63-17-310. Family Court authority to enforce orders.
SECTION 63-17-320. Enforcement and modification of orders.
SECTION 63-17-330. Temporary order for support pending paternity.
SECTION 63-17-340. Persons who may petition for support.
SECTION 63-17-350. Grandparent responsibility.
SECTION 63-17-360. Reconciliation efforts.
SECTION 63-17-370. Summons and rule to show cause.
SECTION 63-17-380. Hearing notices.
SECTION 63-17-385. Failure to pay court-ordered child support other than periodic child support payments; affidavit; hearing; costs and attorney's fees.
SECTION 63-17-390. Warrants for refusal to obey court order.
SECTION 63-17-400. Service of warrant.
SECTION 63-17-410. Form of arrest warrant.
SECTION 63-17-420. Out of session proceedings.
SECTION 63-17-430. Bond in lieu of punishment.
SECTION 63-17-440. Bond conditions.
SECTION 63-17-450. Information required in paternity and support actions.
SECTION 63-17-460. Medical bills as evidence of costs.
SECTION 63-17-470. Proceedings and awards.
SECTION 63-17-480. Social Security numbers.
SECTION 63-17-490. Employment program.
SECTION 63-17-500. Probation.
SECTION 63-17-510. Authority to revoke probation.
SECTION 63-17-520. Distribution of fines.

ARTICLE 4. STATE DISBURSEMENT UNIT

SECTION 63-17-610. Federal mandate for and implementation of State Disbursement Unit.
SECTION 63-17-620. State Disbursement Unit; operation and administration; court costs.

ARTICLE 5. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS FOR ESTABLISHING AND ENFORCING PATERNITY AND CHILD SUPPORT

SECTION 63-17-710. Jurisdiction.
SECTION 63-17-720. Definitions.
SECTION 63-17-730. Notice of financial responsibility; order of default.
SECTION 63-17-740. Service of notice of financial responsibility.
SECTION 63-17-750. Negotiation conference; consent order; monthly support obligation.
SECTION 63-17-760. Failure to appear for negotiation conference.
SECTION 63-17-770. Order of financial responsibility; procedures.
SECTION 63-17-780. Objections to notice of responsibility.
SECTION 63-17-790. Establishment of paternity.
SECTION 63-17-800. Paternity testing.
SECTION 63-17-810. Qualified expert; admissibility of report.
SECTION 63-17-820. Out-of-state request to establish support.
SECTION 63-17-830. Modification of orders.
SECTION 63-17-840. Administrative change of payee.
SECTION 63-17-850. Issuance of subpoenas.

ARTICLE 7. CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT THROUGH LICENSE REVOCATION

SECTION 63-17-1010. License revocation.
SECTION 63-17-1020. Definitions.
SECTION 63-17-1030. Exceptions.
SECTION 63-17-1040. Obtaining information.
SECTION 63-17-1050. Licensing entities to provide information.
SECTION 63-17-1060. Out-of-compliance procedures; notice.
SECTION 63-17-1070. Disclosure of information.
SECTION 63-17-1080. Social Security numbers to be provided.
SECTION 63-17-1090. Regulations.

ARTICLE 9. EMPLOYER NEW HIRE REPORTING PROGRAM

SECTION 63-17-1210. Employer New Hire Reporting program.

ARTICLE 11. INCOME WITHHOLDING TO ENFORCE CHILD SUPPORT

SECTION 63-17-1410. Definitions.
SECTION 63-17-1420. Orders for support subject to withholding notice.
SECTION 63-17-1430. Petitioning the court.
SECTION 63-17-1440. Verified notice of delinquency.
SECTION 63-17-1450. Petitions to stay service.
SECTION 63-17-1460. Notice to withhold.
SECTION 63-17-1470. Termination or suspension of withholding.
SECTION 63-17-1480. Change of address notification.
SECTION 63-17-1490. Obligee's public aid status.
SECTION 63-17-1500. Notification upon employment.
SECTION 63-17-1510. Unemployment benefits notification.
SECTION 63-17-1520. Reporting receipt of payment toward arrearage.
SECTION 63-17-1530. Record of payments and disbursements.
SECTION 63-17-1540. Forms.
SECTION 63-17-1550. Payor's wilful failure to withhold.
SECTION 63-17-1560. False proceedings; contempt.
SECTION 63-17-1570. Additional rights and remedies.
SECTION 63-17-1580. Centralized system of withholding.
SECTION 63-17-1590. Authority to promulgate regulations.
SECTION 63-17-1600. Recording arrearages.

ARTICLE 13. INCOME WITHHOLDING TO ENFORCE SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS ON INCOME EARNED OUT-OF-STATE

SECTION 63-17-1810. Definitions.
SECTION 63-17-1820. Supplemental remedy.
SECTION 63-17-1830. Order to withhold income out-of-state.
SECTION 63-17-1840. Out-of-state order on in-state obligor.
SECTION 63-17-1850. Notice of delinquency.
SECTION 63-17-1860. Hearing.
SECTION 63-17-1870. Order.
SECTION 63-17-1880. Income withholding; applicability to out-of-state order.
SECTION 63-17-1890. Receipt of payments by State Disbursement Unit; effect of support order.
SECTION 63-17-1900. Amendment of withholding order.
SECTION 63-17-1910. Voluntary income withholding.
SECTION 63-17-1920. Applicability of state law; foreign law.

ARTICLE 15. MEDICAL CHILD SUPPORT AND INCOME WITHHOLDING

SECTION 63-17-2110. Contents of order.
SECTION 63-17-2120. Duties of employer or health insurer.
SECTION 63-17-2130. Notice of order to employer.
SECTION 63-17-2140. Withholding by employer.
SECTION 63-17-2150. Proof of compliance.
SECTION 63-17-2160. Priority of order.
SECTION 63-17-2170. Withholding to reimburse medical expenses.
SECTION 63-17-2180. Employer prohibited actions against employee.
SECTION 63-17-2190. Penalties.

ARTICLE 17. CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT THROUGH DATA FINANCIAL INSTITUTION MATCHES

SECTION 63-17-2310. Clerk of court authority to attempt to locate and right to obtain information from organizations.
SECTION 63-17-2320. Information from financial institutions.
SECTION 63-17-2330. Immunity from liability.

ARTICLE 19. CREDIT REPORTING OF CHILD SUPPORT ARREARAGES

SECTION 63-17-2510. Reporting to credit reporting agencies.

ARTICLE 21. CHILD SUPPORT ARREARAGE LIENS

SECTION 63-17-2710. Child support arrearage liens.
SECTION 63-17-2720. Written notice to obligor; administrative review.
SECTION 63-17-2730. Notice of a lien, filing, expiration.
SECTION 63-17-2740. Levy upon property; refusal to surrender; discharge of obligation.
SECTION 63-17-2750. Written notice of perfecting a lien, executing levy, or seizing property.
SECTION 63-17-2760. Judicial review.
SECTION 63-17-2770. Full faith and credit.
SECTION 63-17-2780. Authorization to promulgate regulations.

ARTICLE 23. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT

SECTION 63-17-2900. Short title.
SECTION 63-17-2910. Definitions.
SECTION 63-17-2920. Tribunals.
SECTION 63-17-2930. Remedies.
SECTION 63-17-3010. Personal jurisdiction of nonresident.
SECTION 63-17-3020. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
SECTION 63-17-3030. Initiating or responding tribunals.
SECTION 63-17-3040. Concurrent filings for support.
SECTION 63-17-3050. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify order.
SECTION 63-17-3060. Tribunal to enforce or modify.
SECTION 63-17-3070. Multiple tribunals.
SECTION 63-17-3080. Multiple registrations of orders.
SECTION 63-17-3090. Credit for out-of-state collections.
SECTION 63-17-3100. Evidence from another state.
SECTION 63-17-3110. Continuing jurisdiction for spousal support.
SECTION 63-17-3210. Applicability of law.
SECTION 63-17-3220. Initiating proceeding.
SECTION 63-17-3230. Governing law determination.
SECTION 63-17-3240. Forwarding of petition.
SECTION 63-17-3250. Responding tribunal powers and duties.
SECTION 63-17-3260. Inappropriate tribunal to forward petition.
SECTION 63-17-3270. Duties of support enforcement agency.
SECTION 63-17-3280. Duty to provide services.
SECTION 63-17-3290. Private counsel.
SECTION 63-17-3300. Department of Social Services as state information agency.
SECTION 63-17-3310. Petition contents.
SECTION 63-17-3320. Sealing petition.
SECTION 63-17-3330. Fees and costs.
SECTION 63-17-3340. Immunity of petitioner.
SECTION 63-17-3350. Nonparentage defense.
SECTION 63-17-3360. Nonresident party proceedings.
SECTION 63-17-3370. Communication with other tribunals.
SECTION 63-17-3380. Discovery powers of tribunal.
SECTION 63-17-3390. Disbursement of payments.
SECTION 63-17-3410. Issuance of order.
SECTION 63-17-3510. Mailing order to employer.
SECTION 63-17-3520. Employer duties.
SECTION 63-17-3530. Multiple income-withholding orders.
SECTION 63-17-3540. Immunity.
SECTION 63-17-3550. Failure to comply.
SECTION 63-17-3560. Contesting withholding order.
SECTION 63-17-3570. Enforcement of orders.

SUBPART 1. REGISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDER

SECTION 63-17-3610. Registration of out-of-state order.
SECTION 63-17-3620. Registration procedures.
SECTION 63-17-3630. Filing order.
SECTION 63-17-3640. Applicable law.

SUBPART 2. CONTEST OF VALIDITY OR ENFORCEMENT

SECTION 63-17-3710. Notification of registration.
SECTION 63-17-3720. Contesting validity of order.
SECTION 63-17-3730. Defenses; burden of proof.
SECTION 63-17-3740. Confirmation.

SUBPART 3. REGISTRATION AND MODIFICATION OF CHILD-SUPPORT ORDER

SECTION 63-17-3810. Registration to modify.
SECTION 63-17-3820. Prerequisites to modification.
SECTION 63-17-3830. Conditions for modification.
SECTION 63-17-3840. Enforcement of modified order.
SECTION 63-17-3850. Enforcement of modification with in-state parties.
SECTION 63-17-3860. Filing order.
SECTION 63-17-3870. Modification with no consent filed.
SECTION 63-17-3910. State court as responding tribunal.
SECTION 63-17-4010. Extradition.
SECTION 63-17-4020. Prerequisites to compliance with extradition.
SECTION 63-17-4030. Construction of law.
SECTION 63-17-4040. Severability.

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2013 South Carolina Code of LawsTitle 63 - South Carolina Children's CodeCHAPTER 17 - PATERNITY AND CHILD SUPPORT

2013 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code
CHAPTER 17 - PATERNITY AND CHILD SUPPORT