South Carolina Code 63-15-308. Recognition of foreign country custody
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(A) A court of this State shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying Subarticles 1 and 2.
(B) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (C), a child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this article must be recognized and enforced under Subarticle 3.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 63-15-308
- Child: means an individual who has not attained eighteen years of age. See South Carolina Code 63-15-302
- Court: means an entity authorized under the law of a state to establish, enforce, or modify a child custody determination. See South Carolina Code 63-15-302
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See South Carolina Code 63-15-302
(C) A court of this State need not apply this article if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.