South Carolina § 63-17-3630 - Filing order.
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§ 63-17-3630. Filing order.
(A) A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of this State.
(B) A registered support order issued in another state or a foreign country is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal of this State.
(C) Except as otherwise provided in this part, a tribunal of this State shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, SECTION 2; 2015 Act No. 33 (S.500), SECTION 1, eff June 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2015 Act No. 33, SECTION 1, in (A), inserted "or a foreign support order"; and in (B), inserted "support" before "order", and inserted "or a foreign country".
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 63-17-3630 ("Filing 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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