S.C. Code Ann. § 20-7-1025 – Applicability of Sections 20-7-1025 through 20-7-1115; jurisdiction of tribunal; institution of proceeding under this subarticle | Midpage
§ 20-7-1025
S.C. Code Ann. § 20-7-1025
Applicability of Sections 20-7-1025 through 20-7-1115; jurisdiction of tribunal; institution of proceeding under this subarticle
(A) Except as otherwise expressly stated, Sections 20-7-1025 through 20-7-1115 apply to all proceedings under this subarticle.
(B) A tribunal of this State has jurisdiction, to the extent otherwise authorized by law, to do one or more of the following:
(1) modify an order of child support or spousal support issued by a tribunal of this State;
(2) establish an original order for spousal or child support;
(3) enforce a support order and income withholding order of another state without registration;
(4) register a spousal support order or child support order of another state for enforcement;
(5) register a child support order of another state for modification; and
(6) determine parentage.
(C) An individual plaintiff or a support enforcement agency may bring a proceeding authorized under this subarticle by filing a complaint in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a complaint directly in an appropriate tribunal of another state which has or can obtain jurisdiction.