In placing the child in the custody of an individual or a private agency or institution, the court shall, whenever practicable, select a person or an agency or institution governed by persons of the same religious faith as that of the parents of such child, or, in case of a difference in the religious faith of the parents, then of the religious faith of the child, or, if the religious faith of the child is not ascertainable, then of the faith of either of the parents.
S.C. Code Ann. § 63-15-20
Religious faith
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.