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S.C. Code Ann. § 63-7-2400

Number of foster children who may be placed in a foster home

Known as the South Carolina Children's Code

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

2016 Act No. 187 (H.4510), SECTION 1, eff May 25, 2016.

(A) A foster home may not provide full-time care for more than five foster children, with the total number of children residing in the household not to exceed eight, including the foster parent's own children, children of other household members, and other children residing in the household, except:

(1) to keep a sibling group together;

(2) to keep a child in the child's home community;

(3) to return a child to a home in which the child was previously placed;

(4) to comply with an order of the court; or

(5) if it is in the best interest of the children as determined by the court.

(B) No more than two of the five foster children referenced in subsection (A) may be classified as therapeutic foster care placements unless one of the exceptions in subsection (A) applies. If one of the exceptions applies, no more than three of the five foster children may be classified as therapeutic foster care placements.

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