{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-15-334","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 63-15-334","heading":"Custody modification by another state.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in Section 63-15-336, a court of this State may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this State has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under Section 63-15-330(A)(1) or (2) and:\n(1) the court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under Section 63-15-332 or that a court of this State would be a more convenient forum under Section 63-15-342; or\n(2) a court of this State or a court of the other state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in the other state.","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":"7c59eee833df55a1972264ef55a1a34ed554ff40cf69dc862a76e0ea521dcd85","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-15-332","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-15-336"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}