Supreme Court reverses denial of grandfather adoption: finds adoption more stable than custody
January 5, 2022
The January 5, 2022, Supreme Court opinion in Swain v. Bollinger, 435 S.C. 280, 866 S.E.2d 923 (2022), reversed a family court and Court of
In apparently close decision, Supreme Court reinstates termination of parental rights/adoption
September 26, 2021
On September 22, 2021, a unanimous South Carolina Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and reinstated a family court’s granting of a termination of
Supreme Court authorizes collateral attack on adoption due to significant procedural irregularities
March 21, 2018
N.B. the opinion discussed below was subsequently slightly modified. See Supreme Court issues slightly modified opinion in Ex-Parte: Carter. The phrase Kafkaesque is an overused cliche
Supreme Court makes it easier for foster parents to adopt
January 4, 2018
The January 3, 2018 South Carolina Supreme Court opinion in SCDSS v. Boulware, 422 S.C. 1, 809 S.E.2d 223 (2018), makes it easier for foster parents to
March 7, 2016
On March 7, 2016, in the case of V. L. v. E. L., ET AL., the United States Supreme Court, in an unsigned Per Curiam
September 29, 2014
Eight weeks after the Court of Appeals affirmed a family court finding that South Carolina’s adoption statute required strict compliance with statutory consent requirements in
Court of Appeals affirms strict compliance with adoption consent requirements
August 4, 2014
The August 4, 2014 Court of Appeal opinion in Brown v. Baby Girl Harper, 409 S.C. 470, 761 S.E.2d 779 (Ct. App. 2014), affirmed a
