Procedures for Family Courts
20-7-736Jurisdiction of family court under article; removal proceedings; proceduresRepealed20-7-738Intervention and provision of services without removal of custody; petition; hearing and notice; criteria for grantingRepealed20-7-740Repealed by 1996 Act No. 383, Section 2, eff July 1, 1996Repealed20-7-745Service of summons, process or noticeRepealed20-7-750Failure to obey summons or process; issuance of warrantRepealed20-7-753Designation of state agency as lead agency in juvenile delinquency proceedings; family assessment and service plan; monitoring compliance with plan; reporting to courtRepealed20-7-755Conduct of hearingsRepealed20-7-760Rules for conduct of hearings; evidence; adjournment; temporary order for supportRepealed20-7-762Family Court to review and approve treatment plan; review hearings and termination of protective servicesRepealed20-7-763Reasonable effort to preserve or reunify family; when required; terminationRepealed20-7-764Approval or amendment of plan for placement of child after removal; order to show causeRepealed20-7-765Placement plan requirements regarding substance abuseRepealed20-7-766Permanency planning hearingsRepealed20-7-767Assistance to children in foster care; duties of Department of Social ServicesRepealed20-7-768Standards for termination of parental rights; exceptionsRepealed20-7-770County clerk and Court Administration reports regarding case progressRepealed20-7-775Disclosure of information to foster parentRepealed20-7-780Repealed by 1996 Act No. 383, Section 2, eff July 1, 1996Repealed20-7-782 to 20-7-830Repealed by 2007 Act No. 60, Section 3, eff June 8, 2007Repealed20-7-782Short titleRepealed20-7-784Purposes; construction of provisionsRepealed20-7-786DefinitionsRepealed20-7-788JurisdictionRepealed20-7-790Notice and opportunity to be heardRepealed20-7-792Notice to persons outside this state; submission to jurisdictionRepealed20-7-794Simultaneous proceedings in other statesRepealed20-7-796Inconvenient forumRepealed20-7-798Jurisdiction declined by reason of conductRepealed20-7-800Information under oath to be submitted to the courtRepealed20-7-802Additional partiesRepealed20-7-804Appearance of parties and the childRepealed20-7-806Binding force and res judicata effect of custody decreeRepealed20-7-808Recognition of out-of-state custody decreesRepealed20-7-810Modification of custody decree of another stateRepealed20-7-812Filing and enforcement of custody decree of another stateRepealed20-7-814Registry of out-of-state custody decrees and proceedingsRepealed20-7-816Certified copies of custody decreeRepealed20-7-818Taking testimony in another stateRepealed20-7-820Hearings and studies in another state; orders to appearRepealed20-7-822Assistance to courts of other statesRepealed20-7-824Preservation of documents for use in other stateRepealed20-7-826Request for court records of another stateRepealed20-7-828Jurisdiction in family courtsRepealed20-7-830International applicationRepealed20-7-840Persons who may file petition for supportRepealed20-7-850Judge shall make reconciliation efforts; support orderRepealed20-7-852Child support proceedings; amount of awardRepealed20-7-853Paternity determinations or child support provisions to set forth social security numbers or alien identification numbers of both parentsRepealed20-7-854Information required in child support and paternity actions; notification of changesRepealed20-7-855Medical bills as prima facie evidence of costs incurredRepealed20-7-856Distribution of finesRepealed20-7-860Summons or rule to show cause concerning support; hearingRepealed20-7-862Notice of hearing in child support and alimony arrearage casesRepealed20-7-870Authority to issue warrant upon refusal to obey court order for supportRepealed20-7-873Noncustodial unemployed parent may be ordered to participate in departmental employment programRepealed20-7-880Issuance and service of warrants of arrest; temporary ex parte ordersRepealed20-7-890Form of arrest warrantRepealed20-7-900Proceedings where an arrest is made when court is not in sessionRepealed20-7-910Bond for support in lieu of punishmentRepealed20-7-920Bond of respondent; conditions; failure to appearRepealed20-7-930Authority to place respondent on probation after refusing to obey court order for supportRepealed20-7-932Authority to revoke probationRepealed20-7-933Authority of Family Court to enforce decrees, judgments, or orders regarding child support; authority to hold arrearages in abeyanceRepealed20-7-934Enforcement or modification of orders of other courts; transfer of casesRepealed20-7-936Grandparent responsibility for child support for minor's childRepealed20-7-940Support enforcement through license revocation; applicability to individual under order for child supportRepealed20-7-941Support enforcement through license revocation; definitionsRepealed20-7-942Revocation of license where licensee out of compliance with support order; exceptionsRepealed20-7-943Obtaining information on licensees to establish, enforce, and collect support obligationsRepealed20-7-944Licensing entities to provide information on licensees for use in establishment, enforcement, and collection of child support obligationsRepealed20-7-945Out of compliance determination; review and negotiation of payment schedule having force of judgment; notice and revocation of licenseRepealed20-7-946Support enforcement through license revocation; disclosure of information provided to licensing entityRepealed20-7-947Repealed by 1996 Act No. 459, Section 246A, eff June 5, 1996Repealed20-7-948Authorization to promulgate regulations to carry out support enforcement through license revocationRepealed20-7-949Submission of social security number or alien identification numberRepealed20-7-952Declaration of purpose; definitions; person entitled to initiate paternity actionRepealed20-7-953Jurisdiction; custody of child; exclusion of public; nature of proceedings; competency to testify; compelling attendanceRepealed20-7-954Genetic tests; costsRepealed20-7-955Settlements and voluntary agreementsRepealed20-7-956Admissibility of evidence at hearingRepealed20-7-957Court order concerning paternityRepealed20-7-958Verified voluntary acknowledgment of paternity to create finding of paternity; challengesRepealed20-7-960Short titleRepealed20-7-965DefinitionsRepealed20-7-970TribunalsRepealed20-7-974Repealed by 1994 Act No. 494, Section 1, eff July 1, 1994Repealed20-7-975RemediesRepealed20-7-980Personal jurisdiction of family court over nonresident in support or parentage proceedingRepealed20-7-985Continuing jurisdictionRepealed20-7-990Tribunal may serve as initiating or responding tribunalRepealed20-7-995Exercise of jurisdiction in proceeding to establish support order filed after similar filing in another stateRepealed20-7-1000Continuing jurisdiction to modify child support order; when exclusive; relinquishment of jurisdictionRepealed20-7-1005Tribunal as initiating or responding tribunal to enforce or modify support orderRepealed20-7-1010Determination of jurisdiction where multiple tribunals have issued child support ordersRepealed20-7-1015Enforcement of multiple registrations of child support ordersRepealed20-7-1020Credit in this State for amounts collected and credited pursuant to foreign support orderRepealed20-7-1022Receipt of evidence from another state; communication with tribunal of and obtaining discovery through tribunal of another stateRepealed20-7-1024Continuing jurisdictionRepealed20-7-1025Applicability of subpart; initiating proceeding under subarticleRepealed20-7-1030Parties permitted to maintain proceeding on behalf of minor's childRepealed20-7-1035Duties of responding tribunal to determine applicable law, duty of support, and amountRepealed20-7-1040Duty of initiating tribunal to forward petition and accompanying documentsRepealed20-7-1045Powers and duties of responding tribunalRepealed20-7-1050Duty to forward petition to appropriate tribunal; notice to petitionerRepealed20-7-1055Duties of support enforcement agencyRepealed20-7-1060Order by Attorney General that support enforcement agency perform its duties; reciprocal arrangements for child supportRepealed20-7-1065Representation by private counselRepealed20-7-1070Department of Social Services as state information agency; dutiesRepealed20-7-1075Petition to establish support order, determine parentage, or register or modify support order; contentsRepealed20-7-1080Sealing information in petitionRepealed20-7-1085Fees, costs, and attorney's feesRepealed20-7-1090Immunity of petitioner from service for another proceeding while in State for proceeding under this subarticleRepealed20-7-1095Nonparentage as defenseRepealed20-7-1100Proceedings involving nonresident partyRepealed20-7-1105Communication with other tribunalsRepealed20-7-1110Powers of tribunal as to discoveryRepealed20-7-1115Disbursement by agency or tribunal of amounts received pursuant to support orderRepealed20-7-1120Issuance of support order by responding tribunal; temporary orderRepealed20-7-1124Mailing of income withholding order issued in another state to employer prior to filing or registering such order in state tribunalRepealed20-7-1125Duties of employer receiving income withholding order issued in another stateRepealed20-7-1126Multiple income withholding ordersRepealed20-7-1127Employer complying with income withholding order issued in another state not subject to civil liabilityRepealed20-7-1128Employer's wilful failure to comply with order; penaltiesRepealed20-7-1129Contesting validity of income withholding order; noticeRepealed20-7-1130Enforcement of support and income withholding ordersRepealed20-7-1132Registration of support order from another stateRepealed20-7-1134Procedures for registering order of another state; filing petition or comparable pleadingRepealed20-7-1135Renumbered as Section 20-7-1132 at direction of Code CommissionerRepealed20-7-1136Filing of order in registering tribunal of this State; recognition and enforcementRepealed20-7-1138Applicable lawRepealed20-7-1140Notification of nonregistering party and employer of registration; contents of notice; existence of two or more ordersRepealed20-7-1142Contesting validity or enforcement of registered orderRepealed20-7-1144Defenses; burden of proofRepealed20-7-1145Renumbered as Section 20-7-1136 at direction of Code CommissionerRepealed20-7-1146Effect of confirmation of registered orderRepealed20-7-1148Registration of order for purpose of modification; petition to modifyRepealed20-7-1150Prerequisites to modificationRepealed20-7-1152Conditions warranting modification of support order of another state; nonmodifiable aspects of order; jurisdictionRepealed20-7-1153Enforcement of child-support order modified by another stateRepealed20-7-1154Enforcement or modification of order of another state where all parties live in StateRepealed20-7-1155Filing copy of modified order with issuing tribunalRepealed20-7-1155.1Modification where parties who are individuals have not filed consent in issuing tribunalRepealed20-7-1156Court of State as responding tribunalRepealed20-7-1158Proceedings to determine parentage; evidentiary standard; court-ordered testing; effect of refusal; effect of test resultsRepealed20-7-1160Extradition of individual charged with criminal failure to provide supportRepealed20-7-1162Prerequisites to compliance with extradition requestRepealed20-7-1164Construction of subarticleRepealed20-7-1165Renumbered as Section 20-7-1144 at direction of Code CommissionerRepealed20-7-1166SeverabilityRepealed20-7-1170Renumbered as Section 20-7-1146 at direction of Code CommissionerRepealed20-7-1200Required contents of court order requiring parent to provide health coverageRepealed20-7-1210Duties of employer or health insurer upon receipt of court orderRepealed20-7-1220Notice of court order to employer providing family health coverage; duties of employer upon receipt of notice and orderRepealed20-7-1230Withholding by employer for health coverage premiumsRepealed20-7-1240Withholding of income or tax refunds to reimburse Medicaid expenditures on behalf of child; priorityRepealed20-7-1250Priority of orders of income withholding; mistake of fact only ground for contesting order to provide health coverageRepealed20-7-1260Proof of compliance with order to provide health care coverageRepealed20-7-1270Action against employee because of withholding order for health care coverage prohibitedRepealed20-7-1280Penalty for violation of provisionsRepealed20-7-1295Unpaid child support obligations; lien in favor of obligee; recordation and registration; filing notice of lien; expiration of lien; neglect or refusal to pay amount due; levyRepealed20-7-1315Withholding of income to secure payment of support obligations; definitions; procedures; finesRepealed20-7-1316Recording of arrearages as judgment; effect of lienRepealed20-7-1317Repealed by 1994 Act No. 497, Part II, Section 27C, eff July 1, 1994Repealed20-7-1318DefinitionsRepealed20-7-1319Supplemental nature of remedyRepealed20-7-1320Order to withhold income earned in another jurisdictionRepealed20-7-1321Order to withhold income earned in South Carolina; required documentation; cure of defects; effect of orderRepealed20-7-1322Service of notice of delinquency; obligor's right to hearingRepealed20-7-1323Hearing; presumptions; obligor's defenses; evidence of witnesses in other stateRepealed20-7-1324Issuance of order to withhold income; notice to obligeeRepealed20-7-1325Applicability of Section 20-7-1315 to income withholding based on support order of another jurisdictionRepealed20-7-1326Receipt of payments by clerk of court; effect of support order entered under Section 20-7-1321Repealed20-7-1327Amendment of withholding order; notice of changes to agency which requested income withholdingRepealed20-7-1328Voluntary income withholdingRepealed20-7-1329Applicability of law of South Carolina to certain issues; applicability of foreign lawRepealed20-7-1330Repealed by 1996 Act No. 383, Section 2, eff July 1, 1996Repealed20-7-1331Youth mentor program; participation and availabilityRepealed20-7-1333Repealed by 1996 Act No. 383, Section 2, eff July 1, 1996Repealed20-7-1335Repealed by 2004 Act No. 276, Section 4, eff July 16, 2004Repealed20-7-1340Repealed by 1996 Act No. 383, Section 2, eff July 1, 1996Repealed20-7-1350Penalties for violations by adultsRepealed20-7-1360Judges; chief family court judges; employment of court reporter and secretaryRepealed20-7-1370Qualifications and terms of judges; elections; vacanciesRepealed20-7-1380Compensation of family court judgesRepealed20-7-1390Rotation of judgesRepealed20-7-1400Assignment of cases to judgesRepealed20-7-1410Initial election of judges; additional judgeshipsRepealed20-7-1420Temporary assignment of judgesRepealed20-7-1430Retirement benefits of abolished officersRepealed20-7-1440Fees, costs and allowancesRepealed20-7-1450Cooperation of societies and agencies; duty of counties and towns to assistRepealed20-7-1460Judicial circuit family courts createdRepealed20-7-1470Prosecutorial functions and duties vested in solicitorsRepealed20-7-1480Administration of family court systemRepealed20-7-1490Counties to provide facilities for Family Court system, including intake and probation services by Department of Juvenile JusticeRepealed20-7-1500Expenses of family courtsRepealed20-7-1510Repealed by 1994 Act No. 497, Part II, Section 36U, eff January 1, 1995Repealed