{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-17-3960","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 63-17-3960","heading":"Modification of convention child-support order.","body":"(A) A tribunal of this State may not modify a convention child-support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless:\n(1) the obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of this State, either expressly or by defending on the merits of the case without objecting to the jurisdiction at the first available opportunity; or\n(2) the foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.\n(B) If a tribunal of this State does not modify a convention child-support order because the order is not recognized in this State, Section 63-17-3945(C) applies.","path":["Title 63 - SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE","CHAPTER 17 Paternity and Child Support","ARTICLE 23 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act"],"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":"11cb4c255917f01652f0cdccabcb70005db9f9236029a7e497ce158f0f82ccd6","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-17-3955","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-17-3965"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}