{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-15-332","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 63-15-332","heading":"Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.","body":"(A) Except as otherwise provided in Section 63-15-336, a court of this State which has made a child custody determination consistent with Section 63-15-330 or 63-15-334 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:\n(1) a court of this State determines that neither the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not have a significant connection with this State and that substantial evidence is no longer available in this State concerning the child's care, protection, training, and personal relationships; or\n(2) a court of this State or a court of another state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in this State.\n(B) A court of this State which has made a child custody determination and does not have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under this section may modify that determination only if it has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under Section 63-15-330.","path":["Title 63 - SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE","CHAPTER 15 Child Custody and Visitation","ARTICLE 3 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act","Subarticle 2 Jurisdiction"],"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":"35f3259129623a84a2f0c556b7c89afe9989313ba65aab29a2766c537a404e2a","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-15-330","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-15-334"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}