A certificate must be prepared for a child born out of wedlock in this State to include the name of the father upon receipt of a sworn acknowledgment of paternity signed by both parents to include the surname by which the child is to be known. However, if the reputed father or the mother is deceased, if another man is shown as the father of the child on the original birth certificate or if the original birth certificate states that the mother was married, a new certificate may be prepared only when paternity has been determined or acknowledged pursuant to Article 1, Chapter 17, Title 63. A paternity acknowledgment must be provided to the State Department of Social Services from the appropriate state agency upon request at no charge for the purpose of establishing a child support obligation and otherwise a paternity acknowledgment is not subject to inspection except upon order of the Family Court.
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 341, Section 1; 1995 Act No. 102, Part VI, Section 8; 2006 Act No. 324, Section 2, eff June 6, 2006.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Section 44-63-10. Duties of Department of Health and Environmental Control.
Section 44-63-30. State registrar of vital statistics.
Section 44-63-40. County registrars, deputy registrars, and subregistrars.
Section 44-63-55. Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.
Section 44-63-60. Certificates to be furnished by state registrar.
Section 44-63-72. Death certificates filed by licensed embalmers and funeral directors; contents.
Section 44-63-82. Matching of birth and death certificates.
Section 44-63-84. Persons to whom death certificate may be issued.
Section 44-63-86. Persons to whom marriage certificates and reports of divorce may be issued.
Section 44-63-90. Issuance of certificate where birth has not been registered.
Section 44-63-120. Disposition of fees received by state registrar.
Section 44-63-140. Supplementary or amended birth certificates for adopted children or adults.
Section 44-63-150. Correction of mistakes in birth or death certificates.
Section 44-63-160. Amendment of birth record of legitimized child.
Section 44-63-161. Unlawful acts; penalties.
Section 44-63-180. Persons who may register statistical record of birth.