GroundRules
S.C. Code Ann. § 63-15-308: Recognition of foreign country custody.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 63 - SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE
- CHAPTER 15 Child Custody and Visitation
- ARTICLE 3 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
- Subarticle 1 General Provisions
(A) A court of this State shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying Subarticles 1 and 2.
(B) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (C), a child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this article must be recognized and enforced under Subarticle 3.
(C) A court of this State need not apply this article if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.
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