South Carolina Code § 63-17-1920

Applicability of state law; foreign law.
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(A) The law of this State shall apply in all actions and proceedings concerning the issuance, enforcement, and duration of orders to withhold issued by a court of this State, which is based upon a support order of another jurisdiction entered pursuant to Section 63-17-1830, except as provided in subsections (B) and (C) of this section.
(B) The law of the jurisdiction which issued the support order shall govern the following:
(1) the interpretation of the support order entered under Section 63-17-1840, including amount, form of payment, and the duration of support;
(2) the amount of support arrearages necessary to require the issuance of an order to withhold;
(3) the definition of what costs, in addition to the periodic support obligation, are included as arrearages which are enforceable by income withholding, including but not limited to interest, attorney's fees, court costs, and costs of paternity testing.
(C) The court in this State may impose its costs as allowed by law.
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DERIVATION TABLE
Showing the sections in former Chapter 7, Title 20 from which the sections in this article were derived.
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63-17-2110
20-7-1200
63-17-2120
20-7-1210
63-17-2130
20-7-1220
63-17-2140
20-7-1230
63-17-2150
20-7-1260
63-17-2160
20-7-1250
63-17-2170
20-7-1240
63-17-2180
20-7-1270
63-17-2190
20-7-1280

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