South Carolina § 63-15-524 - Proceeding for temporary custody order.
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§ 63-15-524. Proceeding for temporary custody order.
(A) After a deploying parent receives notice of deployment and during the deployment, a court may issue a temporary order granting custodial responsibility unless prohibited by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. Appx. Sections 521-522. A court may not issue a permanent order granting custodial responsibility without the consent of the deploying parent.
(B) At any time after a deploying parent receives notice of deployment, either parent may file a motion regarding custodial responsibility of a child during deployment. The motion must be filed in an existing proceeding for custodial responsibility of the child with jurisdiction pursuant to Section 63-15-506 or, if there is no existing proceeding in a court with jurisdiction pursuant to Section 63-15-506, in a new action for granting custodial responsibility during deployment.
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 63-15-524 ("Proceeding for temporary custody order.") 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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