{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-15-308","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 63-15-308","heading":"Recognition of foreign country custody.","body":"(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.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t63c015.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T08:09:44Z","sha256":"a2218e617a94854e0a09c84745a2050b1ce398bf3fb174cbb465eb491c0c2040","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-15-306","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-15-310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}