2019 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code
Chapter 17 - Paternity And Child Support
Section 63-17-70. Court orders.

(A)(1) Upon a finding that the putative father is the natural father of the child, the court must issue an order designating the putative father as the natural father and ordering that the birth certificate be amended to include the name of the father.

(2) The order must:

(a) set forth the social security numbers, or the alien identification numbers assigned to resident aliens who do not have social security numbers, of both parents;

(b) establish a duty of support and provide for child support payments in amounts and at a frequency to be determined by the court; and

(c) provide for other relief which has been properly prayed for in the pleadings and which is considered reasonable and just by the court.

(B) Upon a finding that the putative father is not the father of the child, the court shall issue an order which sets forth this finding.

(C) Upon entry of a court order or an administrative determination that the putative father is the legal father pursuant to subsection (A), the clerk of court shall send a report to the Registrar of the Division of Vital Statistics of the Department of Health and Environmental Control showing such information as may be required on an amended certificate of birth to be furnished by the Division of Vital Statistics of the Department of Health and Environmental Control.

HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2019 Act No. 42 (S.21), Section 1, eff May 16, 2019.

Effect of Amendment

2019 Act No. 42, Section 1, rewrote the section, requiring that the child's birth certificate be amended and for other purposes.