The "Tender Years Doctrine" in which there is a preference for awarding a mother custody of a child of tender years is abolished.
S.C. Code Ann. § 63-15-10
"Tender Years Doctrine" abolished
Known as the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act
The act spans §§ 63-15-10 to 63-15-690 (56 sections).
2008 Act No. 361, SECTION 2.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.