(A) Except as otherwise provided in § 63-17-3960, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child-support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of this State may assume jurisdiction to modify the child-support order and bind all individuals subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal whether or not the consent to modification of a child-support order otherwise required of the individual pursuant to § 63-17-3830 has been given or whether the individual seeking modification is a resident of this State or of the foreign country.

(B) An order issued by a tribunal of this State modifying a foreign child-support order pursuant to this section is the controlling order.

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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 63-17-3870

  • 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.