South Carolina § 63-15-518 - Modification of agreement.

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§ 63-15-518. Modification of agreement.

(A) The parents may modify an agreement regarding custodial responsibility made pursuant to this article by mutual consent.

(B) If an agreement under subsection (A) is modified before deployment of a deploying parent, the modification must be in writing and signed by both parents and any nonparent who will exercise custodial responsibility under the modified agreement.

(C) If an agreement under subsection (A) is modified during deployment of a deploying parent, the modification must be agreed to in a record by both parents and any nonparent who will exercise custodial responsibility under the modified agreement.

HISTORY: 2015 Act No. 61 (H.3156), SECTION 1, eff June 4, 2015.

Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 63-15-518 ("Modification of agreement.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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