Section 63-9-310 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended, lists the individuals and agencies that are required to give consent to an adoption. One of the individuals that is required to consent to the adoption is “the adoptee,
South Carolina Adoption Law Blog
Using The Law To Bring Families Together
The South Carolina Adoption Law Blog, published by The Law Office of Russell W. Hall III, focuses on legal issues related to adoption within South Carolina. It covers topics such as consent requirements for adoption, the role and rights of biological and putative fathers, termination of parental rights, custody arrangements preceding adoption, and the standing of foster parents in adoption proceedings. The blog also discusses relevant South Carolina statutes and case law, providing practical insights into family law matters affecting adoption processes, including the Responsible Father Registry and procedural considerations in contested cases.
Blog Authors
Latest from South Carolina Adoption Law Blog
Timing of Filing with the Responsible Father Registry in South Carolina is Important
If an unmarried father wants to preserve his rights to a child that he may have fathered, it is important for him to register with the Responsible Father Registry as soon as possible. As of the date of this blog…
List of Putative Father Registries Provided by New Hampshire Probate Court
Custody now; Adoption later
I have been working with folks on adoption matters for some time now. One thing that I have learned that has benefited several of my clients is that gaining custody of a child that my clients are seeking to adopt…
S.C. Dep’t of Soc. Servs. v. Boulware, 809 S.E.2d 223, 422 S.C. 1 (S.C. 2018) Affords Foster Parents Standing to Bring an Adoption Action
The titled case determined that the plain meaning of section 63-9-60 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended, affords standing to foster parents if they are South Carolina residents.
I have linked to the titled case, and a…
Termination of Parental Rights 63-7-2570(2)
“The family court may order the termination of parental rights upon a finding of one or more of the following grounds and a finding that termination is in the best interest of the child:
(2) The child has been removed…
Rule 601(a), SCACR, Amended: Order of Priority as Between Tribunals
This new list of priorities was established by Order of Supereme Court of South Carolina with Appellate Case No. 2015-001725 signed on 20 January 2016.
In the event an attorney of record is called to appear simultaneously in actions pending…
Self-Represented Adoptive Parents
Even the simplest of adoptions require a person to have the knowledge of the processes and procedures needed to terminate the rights of the parent or parents and then establish the rights of the adoptive parent or parents. Each adoption process…
Artificial Insemination
Artificial Insemination is mentioned one time in the South Carolina adoption statutes under the Responsible Father Registry statute. The implication is that a father who consents to artificial insemination continues to have rights to the child and may preserve those rights…
Service of the Petition for Termination of Parental Rights on the Child
The service of the petition for termination of the parental rights must be served on a child if the child is fourteen years of age or older; and it must be served on the child’s guardian if the child is…