§ 63-5-900 Citation of article
§ 63-5-910 Definitions
§ 63-5-920 Effect of military service on visitation and custody orders; temporary modification order
§ 63-5-930 Temporary modification of support order for duration of military parent’s military service
§ 63-5-940 Mutually agreeable arrangements between military and nonmilitary parents prior to mobilization
§ 63-5-950 Attorney’s fees and costs; factors
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 63 > Chapter 5 > Article 7 - Military Parent Equal Protection Act

  • Child: means a person under the age of eighteen. See South Carolina Code 63-1-40
  • 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.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Parent: means biological parent, adoptive parents, step-parent, or person with legal custody. See South Carolina Code 63-1-40
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.