South Carolina Code 63-15-312. Jurisdiction issues take priority
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 63-15-312
- Child: means an individual who has not attained eighteen years of age. See South Carolina Code 63-15-302
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
If a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction under this article is raised in a child custody proceeding, the question, upon request of a party, must be given priority on the calendar and handled expeditiously.