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Case Processing Procedures in the Family Court
7.0
Introduction
7.1
Description of Case Types
7.1.1
Domestic Relations
7.1.2
Child Support
7.1.3
UIFSA Cases
7.1.4
Interstate Custody Cases
7.1.5
Domestic Abuse
7.1.6
Adoptions
7.1.7
Juvenile Abuse and Neglect
7.1.8
Abortion for Minors - Judicial Consent
7.2
File Stamping
7.3
Case Initiation
7.3.1
Initiating Documents
7.3.2
Assigning Case Numbers
7.3.3
Filing Fees
7.4
EDS (Electronic Docket Sheet) and Data Transmission
7.5
Case Updating
7.5.1
Subsequent Filings
7.5.2
Placing Subsequent Documents in the Case Folder
7.6
Financial Aspects of Case Initiation
7.6.1
Receipts
7.6.2
Attorney Accounts
7.7
Family Court Docket
7.8
Preparing and Distributing Notices
7.8.1
Subpoenas
7.8.2
Notices
7.8.3
Continuances
7.8.4
Pre-trial Conference
7.8.5
Hearings
7.9
Order Processing
7.10
Dispositions
7.10.1
Types of Dispositions
7.10.2
Closing Case Records
7.10.3
Procedures for Restoring Family Court Cases
7.10.4
365 Day Benchmark in Family Court
7.11
Judgments
7.11.1
Entry of Judgment
7.11.2
Enrolling a Judgment
7.11.3
Transcript of Judgment
7.11.4
Filing and Enrolling Foreign Judgments - § 15-35-900 et seq.
7.11.5
Satisfaction of Judgments
7.12
Post Disposition Activities
7.12.1
Enforcement of Court Orders - Rule to Show Cause
7.13
Child and Spousal (Alimony) Support Matters
7.13.1
Child Support and Alimony Payment Records
7.13.2
Temporary Orders for Child Support
7.13.3
Bills for Paternity Testing, Prenatal and Postnatal Health Costs
7.13.4
Payments
7.13.5
Enforcement
7.13.6
Bench Warrants
7.14
Income Withholding (Wage Withholding)
7.14.1
Procedures to Follow in Cases in which IMMEDIATE INCOME WITHHOLDING Applies
7.14.2
Procedures to be Followed in Cases in which a DELINQUENCY IS REQUIRED
7.14.3
Direct Pay Cases
7.14.4
Changes that Affect the Notice to Withhold
7.15
UIFSA
7.15.1
Registration of Foreign Support Orders
7.16
Administrative Process
7.16.1
Administrative Liens
7.16.2
Administrative Subpoenas and Subpoena Duces Tecum
7.17
Special Procedures
7.17.1
Adoptions
7.17.2
Foreign Adoptions - Recognition and Domestication
7.17.3
Change of Name
7.17.4
Domestic Abuse
7.17.5
Abortion for Minor - Judicial Consent
7.18
Confidentiality in the Family Court
7.18.1
Court Records
7.18.2
Persons Who May Have Access to Confidential Family Court Records
7.18.3
Providing Copies
7.18.4
Hearings
7.18.5
Abortion for Minors - Procedures for Processing
7.19
Domestic Relations Cases In Forma Pauperis
7.19.1
Filing for Divorce by Indigent Plaintiffs
7.19.2
Service of Process - NO FEE FOR INDIGENT PLAINTIFFS
7.19.3
Change of Name by Indigent Plaintiff
7.19.4
Pro Se Litigants in Family Court
7.20
Appeals
7.21
Reporting Requirements
7.21.1
Non-Financial
7.22
Information Access
7.23
Exhibits: Their Acceptance, Storage, and Disposition
7.23.1
Maintenance of Exhibits During a Trial
7.23.2
Transfer of Exhibits
7.23.3
Storage of Exhibits
7.23.4
Removal of Exhibits
7.23.5
Viewing of Exhibits
7.23.6
Return of Exhibits to Submitting Party (See SCACR RULE 606)
7.24
Court Security
7.25
Forms Management
7.26
Transfer of Cases
7.27
Juvenile Cases
7.28
Juvenile Court Docket
7.29
Continuances
7.30
Hearings
7.31
Dispositions
7.31.1
Closing Case Records
7.32
Expungement of Juvenile Records
7.33
Reporting Juvenile Traffic or Wildlife Offense Adjudications
7.34
Confidentiality in Juvenile Cases
7.34.1
Court Records
7.34.2
Persons Who May Have Access to Confidential Family Court Records
7.34.3
Hearings
7.35
Appeals
7.36
Post Conviction Relief (PCR)
7.37
Child Support Payments for Juveniles Detained in Custody of DJJ
7.38
Crime Victims Rights
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