South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 9 - Adoptions
Section 63-9-1360. Birth parent informational brochure; waiting period.

(A) The Department of Social Services, before it may accept as a client a parent or parents, or prospective parent or parents who wish to relinquish their child for adoption, must first provide them with an informational brochure which outlines the services available from and the procedure used to select adoptive parents by the department and by the licensed private adoption agencies in this State. It must also contain a listing of the licensed private adoption agencies in this State. The information contained in the brochure relating to the private adoption agencies must be jointly authored by the private adoption agencies and furnished to the department.
(B) The department may not accept in subsection (A) persons as clients until a period of forty-eight hours has elapsed from the time they are furnished this brochure, and the department upon accepting these persons as clients must have them sign an affirmative statement that they have received this brochure and this statement must be kept in the adoption file maintained by the department.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.

Structure South Carolina Code of Laws

South Carolina Code of Laws

Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code

Chapter 9 - Adoptions

Section 63-9-10. Short title.

Section 63-9-20. Legislative purpose.

Section 63-9-30. Definitions.

Section 63-9-40. Jurisdiction; venue.

Section 63-9-50. Children who may be adopted.

Section 63-9-60. Persons who may adopt.

Section 63-9-70. Advertising prohibited to place or accept child for adoption; exception; penalties.

Section 63-9-80. Biological parent medical history; disclosure to prospective adoptive parent and adoptee.

Section 63-9-310. Persons who must give consent or relinquishment.

Section 63-9-320. Persons not required to give consent or relinquishment.

Section 63-9-330. Form and content of consent and relinquishment.

Section 63-9-340. Signing consent and relinquishment.

Section 63-9-350. Withdrawal of consent or relinquishment.

Section 63-9-360. Consent and relinquishment certification.

Section 63-9-370. Adoption of a child in the custody of the Department of Social Services.

Section 63-9-510. Temporary placement and custody of adoptee.

Section 63-9-520. Investigations and reports.

Section 63-9-710. Petition for adoption; use of fictitious names.

Section 63-9-720. Appointment of guardian ad litem.

Section 63-9-730. Notice of adoption proceedings.

Section 63-9-740. Itemized accounting of disbursements.

Section 63-9-750. Final hearing.

Section 63-9-760. Effect of final decree.

Section 63-9-770. Attacks on final orders; appeals.

Section 63-9-780. Confidentiality of hearings and records.

Section 63-9-790. Amended birth certificates.

Section 63-9-810. State interest; purpose of registry.

Section 63-9-820. Registry established; definitions; claims of paternity; promulgation of regulations; unauthorized use.

Section 63-9-910. Foreign adoptions.

Section 63-9-920. Effect of foreign decrees of adoption.

Section 63-9-1110. Adoption by stepparent or relative.

Section 63-9-1120. Adult adoption.

Section 63-9-1310. Declaration of purpose.

Section 63-9-1320. Department of Social Services adoption program only state public adoption program.

Section 63-9-1330. Department of Social Services to administer program.

Section 63-9-1340. Children's Bureau transferred; monitoring placements.

Section 63-9-1350. Department of Social Services to obtain accreditation.

Section 63-9-1360. Birth parent informational brochure; waiting period.

Section 63-9-1370. Adoption services fees.

Section 63-9-1510. Statewide adoption exchange.

Section 63-9-1700. Short title.

Section 63-9-1710. Purpose.

Section 63-9-1720. Definitions.

Section 63-9-1730. Program established.

Section 63-9-1740. Notice to adoptive parents.

Section 63-9-1750. Eligibility criteria.

Section 63-9-1760. Eligible children.

Section 63-9-1770. Adoptive parents; nature of supplemental benefits.

Section 63-9-1780. Eligibility for supplemental benefits.

Section 63-9-1790. Review of decisions.

Section 63-9-1800. Benefits to substitute caregivers.

Section 63-9-1810. Authority to promulgate regulations.

Section 63-9-2000. Compact authorized.

Section 63-9-2010. Compact contents.

Section 63-9-2020. Additional provisions.

Section 63-9-2030. Medical assistance identification.

Section 63-9-2040. Compliance with federal law.

Section 63-9-2050. Penalties.

Section 63-9-2200. Compact enacted.

Section 63-9-2210. Financial responsibility for children.

Section 63-9-2220. "Appropriate public authorities" defined.

Section 63-9-2230. "Appropriate authority in receiving state" defined.

Section 63-9-2240. Agreements with other compact states.

Section 63-9-2250. Visitation, inspections by agreement.

Section 63-9-2260. Out-of-state placements.

Section 63-9-2270. Placement of delinquent children.

Section 63-9-2280. "Executive head" defined.

Section 63-9-2290. Promulgation of procedures governing interstate adoptive and foster care.