South Carolina Family Court Cover Sheet Form

Sign, date and fill out this coversheet completely. This is designed for docketing purposes for the Clerk of Court.Download

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Note:	 Frivolous  civil  proceedings  are  subject  to  sanctions  pursuant  to  Rule  11,  SCRCP  and  the  South  Carolina  Frivolous  Civil  Procee	dings 	
Sanctions Act, S.C. Code Ann. § 15	-36-10 et seq.	 	
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA	 	) 	                     	IN THE FAMILY COURT	 	
 	) 	_____	 JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	 	
COUNTY OF 	_____________________________	 	) 	 	
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Plaintiff,	 	) 	FAMILY COURT COVERSHEET	 	
vs.	 	) 	 	
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Defendant.	 	) 	Docket No	. _______	________	____________________	 	
 
NOTE: The coversheet and information contained herein neither replaces nor supplements the filing and service of pleadings or	 	
other papers as required by law.  This form is required 	for docketing purposes for the	 Clerk of Court	 and 	must be 	signed	 and dated	, 	
and filled out completely	.  A copy of this coversheet must be served on the defendant(s) along with the Summons and Complaint.	 	
 
Submitted by:	 	___________________________	 	SC Bar #	 	____________________________	 	
Address:	 	___________________________	 	Telephone #	 	____________________________	 	
 	___________________________	 	Fax #	 	____________________________	 	
Email:	 	___________________________	 	Other:	 	____________________________	 	
 
DOCKETING INFORMATION (Check one box below if filing in a Mandatory 	Mediation County)	 	
This case is subject to MEDIATION pursuant to the Family Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules.	 	
This case is exempt from ADR (certificate attached).	 	
 	  	
 
Submitting Par	ty Signature:	 _____________________________________ 	Date:	 __________	________	_______	 	
 
Custodial Parent (if applicable)	: __________________________________________________________________	 	
Nature of Action Codes	 	
(Check One)	 	Marital Dissolution	 	Support	 	 Divorce (110)	 	 Child Support 	– Private (501)	 	 Annulment (120)	 	 Child Support 	– Administrative Process (502)	 	 Separate Support and Maintenance (130)	 	 Child Support 	– Judicial Process (503)	 	 Registration of Foreign Divorce Decree (190)	 	 Registration of Foreign Order of Support (504)	 	 	 Marital Dissolution 	– Other (199)	 __________________________	 	 UIFSA 	– Outgoing (505)	 	 	 UIFSA 	– Incoming (506)	 	 	 Modification of Child Support 	– Private (507)	 	 	 Modification of Child Support 	– DSS (508)	 	Abuse and Neglect	 	 Modification of Alimony (525)	 	 Abuse and Neglect 	– Child (210)	 	 College Expenses (530)	 	 Abuse and Neglect 	– Adult (220)	 	Support 	– Other (599) ____________________________________	 	 Abuse and Neglect 	– Other (299) ___________________________	 	 	 	Custody/Visitation	 	 	 Child Custody/Visitation (610)	 	Juvenile Delinquency	 	 Modification of Custody/Visitation (615)	 	 Truancy (311)	 	 Registration of Foreign Child Custody Order (690)	 	 Incorrigible (312)	 	 Custody/Visitation 	– Other (699) ___________________________	 	 Runaway (313)	 	 	 Criminal Offense (320)	 	Miscellaneous Actions	 	 Juvenile Delinquency 	– Other (399) _________________________	 	 Name Change (710)	 	 	 Correction/Birth Record (720)	 	 	 Judicial Bypass (730)	 	 	 Adoption (740)	 	Protection from Domestic Abuse	 	 Foreign Adoption (741)	 	 Domestic Abuse 	– Intimate Partner (410)	 	 Post Dissolution Equitable Distribution (750)	 	 Domestic Abuse 	– Minor (420)	 	 Paternity 	– Private (761)	 	 Registration of Foreign Order of Protection (490)	 	 Paternity 	– DSS (762)	 	 Domestic Abuse 	– Other (499) ____________________________	 	 Termination of Parental Rights 	– Private (771)	 	 	 Termination of Parental Rights 	– DSS (772)	 	 	 Miscellaneous Actions 	– Others (799) _______________________

Note:	 Frivolous  civil  proceedings  are  subject  to  sanctions  pursuant  to  Rule  11,  SCRCP  and  the  South  Carolina  Frivolous  Civil  Procee	dings 	
Sanctions Act, S.C. Code Ann. § 15	-36-10 et seq.	 	
SCCA 467 (	01/20	10	) 	
 	
FOR MANDATED ADR COUNTIES ONLY	 	
Allendale, Anderson, Beaufort, Colleton, Florence, Greenville, Hampton, Horry, Jasper, Lexington, Pickens 
(Family Court Only)	, Richland, Union, and York	 Counties	. 	
 
SUPREME COURT RULES REQUIRE MEDIATION OF ALL CONTESTED DOMESTIC RELATIONS 
ACTIONS.	  IF THE DOCKETING INFORMATION ON PAGE 1 OF THIS COVERSHEET INDICATES THAT 	
THIS CASE IS SUBJECT TO 	MEDIATION	 YOU ARE NOTIFIED THAT MEDIDATED SETTLEMENT 	
CONFERENCE	S ARE REQUIRED IN THIS CASE, AND THAT THE COURT	-ANNEXED ADR RULES 	
SHALL APPLY TO ALL CASES IN WHICH MEDIATION IS REQUIRED.  FOR ADDITIONAL 
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PROCESS AND TIME FRAMES, PLEASE CONSULT THE ADR 
RULES.  KEY SECTIONS OF THE RULES ARE IDEN	TIFIED BELOW.	 	
 	
CONTESTED ACTIONS INVOLVING CUSTODY AND VISITATION	 	
 
 	 	Rule 3	  	 	 	 	Actions Subject to ADR	 	
 	 	Rule 4(d)(1)(3)(4) &(5)	 	 	Appointment of Mediator by Family Court	 	
 	 	Rule 5(g)	 	 	 	 	Scheduling in Family Court	 	
 	 	Rule 6(g)	 	 	 	 	Agreement in Family Court	 	
 	 	Rule 7(f)	 	 	 	 	Reporting R	esults of Conference	 	
 	 	Rule 9	  	 	 	 	Compensation of Neutral	 	
 
ALL OTHER CONTESTED ACTIONS	 	
 
 	 	Rule 3	  	 	 	 	Actions Subject to ADR	 	
 	 	Rule 4(d)(2)(3)(4) &(5)	 	 	Appointment of Mediator by Family Court	 	
 	 	Rule 5(g)	 	 	 	 	Scheduling in Family Court	 	
 	 	Rule 6(g)	 	 	 	 	Agreement in Family Court	 	
 	 	Rule 7(f)	 	 	 	 	Reporting R	es	ults of Conference	 	
 	 	Rule 9	  	 	 	 	Compensation of Neutral	 	
 
Indigent Cases: 	Where a mediator has been appointed, a party may move before the Chief Judge for 	
Administrative Purposes to be exe	mpted from payment of neutral fees and expenses based upon 	
indigency.  Applications for indigency shall be filed no later than ten (10) days after the ADR conference 
has been concluded.  Determination of indigency shall be in the sole discretion of the Chi	ef Judge for 	
Administrative Purposes.	 	
 
Please Note:	 Attendance at mediated settlement conferences is mandatory.  You must comply with 	
the Supreme Court rules regarding court	-order	ed	 mediation.  Failure to do so may affect your case 	
and may result in sanct	ions.