South Carolina § 63-17-3860 - Filing order.
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§ 63-17-3860. Filing order.
Within thirty days after issuance of a modified child-support order, the party obtaining the modification shall file a certified copy of the order with the issuing tribunal that had continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the earlier order, and in each tribunal in which the party knows the earlier order has been registered. A party who obtains the order and fails to file a certified copy is subject to appropriate sanctions by a tribunal in which the issue of failure to file arises. The failure to file does not affect the validity or enforceability of the modified order of the new tribunal having continuing, exclusive 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, reenacted this section with no change.
Subpart 4
Registration and Modification of Foreign Child-Support Order
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 63-17-3860 ("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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