In 3-2 decision, South Carolina Supreme Court orders immediate adoption in Indian Adoption case
July 17, 2013
In a 3-2 decision today [July 17, 2013] in the case of Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, 404 S.C. 483, 746 S.E.2d 51 (2013), the South
March 8, 2013
The March 8, 2013 Supreme Court opinion in Youngblood v. DSS, 402 S.C. 311, 741 S.E.2d 515 (2013), holds that once the South Carolina Department of Social Services
How many parents can (should) a child have?
July 14, 2012
My family spent last evening with South Carolina adoption guru James Fletcher Thompson. James regaled us with stories of the latest trends in assisted reproduction
March 16, 2012
In the March 16, 2012 opinion in Anthony H. v. Matthew G.,397 S.C. 447, 725 S.E.2d 132 (Ct. App. 2012) the Court of Appeals held
March 15, 2012
I have a long-held intellectual fascination with South Carolina’s sibling visitation statute, S.C. Code § 63-3-530(A)(44), so much so that I wrote a blog with
January 30, 2012
A review of the excellent news reporting from Allyson Bird at the Charleston Post and Courier, regarding the adoption case involving two year-old, Veronica, her
South Carolina’s new Responsible Father Registry
January 23, 2010
Beginning January 1, 2010, South Carolina implemented a Responsible Father Registry. S.C. Code Ann. § 63-9-820. This registry is designed to allow men who have