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S.C. Code Ann. § 63-21-30

Prohibition against denying a person with a disability the right to pursue adoption solely on the basis of the disability

Known as the South Carolina Children's Code

The act spans §§ 63–63 (451 sections).

2017 Act No. 36 (H.3538), SECTION 2, eff May 10, 2017.

(A) A child placing agency must not deny a person with a disability the right to pursue adoption of a child solely on the basis of the disability, without considering whether adaptive parenting equipment, instruction in adaptive parenting techniques, and other supportive services could enable the person to parent adequately.

(B) The department or other covered entity that provides pre- or postadoption services must not deny a person with a disability the right to access services solely on the basis of the disability, without considering whether adaptive parenting equipment, instruction in adaptive parenting techniques, and other supportive services could enable the person to parent adequately.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.