{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-15-530","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 63-15-530","heading":"Effect of prior judicial order or agreement.","body":"In a proceeding for a grant of custodial responsibility pursuant to this subarticle, the following rules apply:\n(1) A prior judicial order designating custodial responsibility of a child in the event of deployment is binding on the court unless the circumstances meet the requirements of the law of this State, other than this article, for modifying a judicial order regarding custodial responsibility.\n(2) The court shall enforce a prior written agreement between the parents for designating custodial responsibility of a child in the event of deployment, including a prior written agreement executed pursuant to Subarticle 2, unless the court finds the agreement contrary to the best interest of the child.","path":["Title 63 - SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE","CHAPTER 15 Child Custody and Visitation","ARTICLE 5 Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act","Subarticle 3 Judicial Procedure for Granting 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":"90695a53bfe8fe26f545ebad50e77fcf9d918e8bd9a917a6ec815e90f5a219a2","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-15-528","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-15-532"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}