{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-15-514","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 63-15-514","heading":"Form of agreement.","body":"(A) The parents of a child may enter into a temporary agreement granting custodial responsibility during deployment.\n(B) An agreement under subsection (A) must be:\n(1) in writing; and\n(2) signed by both parents and any nonparent to whom custodial responsibility is granted.\n(C) An agreement under subsection (A), if feasible, must:\n(1) identify to the extent feasible the destination, duration, and conditions of the deployment that is the basis for the agreement;\n(2) specify the allocation of caretaking authority among the deploying parent, the other parent, and any nonparent, if applicable;\n(3) specify a decision-making authority that accompanies a grant of caretaking authority;\n(4) specify any grant of limited contact to a nonparent;\n(5) if the agreement shares custodial responsibility between the other parent and a nonparent or between two nonparents, provide a process to resolve any dispute that may arise;\n(6) specify the frequency, duration, and means, including electronic means, by which the deploying parent will have contact with the child; any role to be played by the other parent in facilitating the contact; and allocation of any costs of communications;\n(7) specify the contact between the deploying parent and child during the time the deploying parent is on leave or is otherwise available;\n(8) acknowledge that any party's existing child-support obligation cannot be modified by the agreement and that changing the terms of the obligation during deployment requires modification in the appropriate court;\n(9) provide that the agreement terminates following the deploying parent's return from deployment according to the procedures in Subarticle 4; and\n(10) if the agreement must be filed pursuant to Section 63-15-522, specify which parent shall file the agreement.\n(D) The omission of an item in subsection (C) does not invalidate an agreement entered into pursuant to this section.","path":["Title 63 - SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE","CHAPTER 15 Child Custody and Visitation","ARTICLE 5 Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act","Subarticle 2 Agreement Addressing Custodial Responsibility During Deployment"],"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":"92ec71eb42006024142492de7b41c541867af70c0a74c2ceb82a80dcbe8eee27","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-15-512","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-15-516"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}