{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-15-378","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 63-15-378","heading":"Remedies.","body":"(A) In a case arising under this article or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the prosecutor may take any lawful action, including resorting to a proceeding under this subarticle or any other available civil proceeding to locate a child, obtain the return of a child, or enforce a child custody determination if there is:\n(1) an existing child custody determination;\n(2) a request to do so from a court in a pending child custody proceeding;\n(3) a reasonable belief that a criminal statute has been violated; or\n(4) a reasonable belief that the child has been wrongfully removed or retained in violation of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.\n(B) A prosecutor acting under this section acts on behalf of the court and may not represent any party.","path":["Title 63 - SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE","CHAPTER 15 Child Custody and Visitation","ARTICLE 3 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act","Subarticle 3 Enforcement"],"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":"1eda46c1434fe35c5f783eff83e45fdf3d457892735a29db51537a669efbc80e","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-15-376","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-15-380"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}