An Act to Amend Section 63-9-60, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, Relating to Individuals Who May Adopt A Child, So As to Add Circumstances Under Which A Nonresident May Adopt and to Provide for the Right to File A Petition for Adoption Without Regard to Whom Has Custody of the Child; to Amend Sections 63-9-750 and 63-9-1110, Relating to Adoption Hearings and Stepparent or Relative Adoptions,

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Jurisdiction code

SC

Identifier

H 3442

Number

3442

Title

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-9-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY ADOPT A CHILD, SO AS TO ADD CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH A NONRESIDENT MAY ADOPT AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE RIGHT TO FILE A PETITION FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT REGARD TO WHOM HAS CUSTODY OF THE CHILD; TO AMEND SECTIONS 63-9-750 AND 63-9-1110, RELATING TO ADOPTION HEARINGS AND STEPPARENT OR RELATIVE ADOPTIONS, RESPECTIVELY, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 63-9-370 SO AS TO ADDRESS THE RIGHT TO ADOPT A CHILD IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. - ratified title

Is law candidate

true

Current stage

enacted

Latest action at

2018-04-09T00:00:00+00:00

Official url

https://openstates.org/

Source updated at

2020-04-29T01:04:20.076359+00:00

First seen at

2026-09-02T01:24:59.975654+00:00

Last seen at

2026-10-04T09:00:54.006698+00:00

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Government level

state

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