South Carolina § 63-17-3820 - Prerequisites to modification.
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§ 63-17-3820. Prerequisites to modification.
A tribunal of this State may enforce a child-support order of another state registered for purposes of modification, in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this State, but the registered support order may be modified only if the requirements of Section 63-17-3830 or 63-17-3850 have been met.
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, inserted "support" before "order", and substituted "requirements of Section 63-17-3830 or 63-17-3850 have been met" for "requirements of Section 63-17-3830, 63-17-3850, or 63-17-3870 have been met".
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 63-17-3820 ("Prerequisites to modification.") 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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