{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-17-370","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 63-17-370","heading":"Summons and rule to show cause.","body":"The court shall in a proper case issue a summons or rule to show cause, requiring the respondent to appear at the court at a time and place named, to show cause why the order for support prayed for by the petition shall not be granted. A summons or rule to show cause shall not be refused without giving the petitioner an opportunity to present witnesses and be heard by the court.","path":["Title 63 - SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE","CHAPTER 17 Paternity and Child Support","ARTICLE 3 Child Support General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t63c017.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T08:09:49Z","sha256":"78decd7508540534de25c10fb7f921473ebb0c315be55daaea694cab766458b9","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-17-360","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-17-380"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}