South Carolina § 63-17-3930 - Direct request.
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§ 63-17-3930. Direct request.
(A) A petitioner may file a direct request seeking establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage of a child. In the proceeding, the law of this State applies.
(B) A petitioner may file a direct request seeking recognition and enforcement of a support order or support agreement. In the proceeding, Sections 63-17-3935 through 63-17-3970 apply.
(C) In a direct request for recognition and enforcement of a convention support order or foreign support agreement:
(1) a security, bond, or deposit is not required to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses; and
(2) an obligee or obligor that in the issuing country has benefited from free legal assistance is entitled to benefit, at least to the same extent, from any free legal assistance provided for by the law of this State under the same circumstances.
(D) A petitioner filing a direct request is not entitled to assistance from the Department of Social Services.
(E) This part does not prevent the application of laws of this State that provide simplified, more expeditious rules regarding a direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order or foreign support agreement.
HISTORY: 2015 Act No. 33 (S.500), SECTION 1, eff June 1, 2015.
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What does South Carolina Code of Laws § 63-17-3930 cover?
Section 63-17-3930 ("Direct request.") 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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