The purpose of this article is to establish procedures for a child who is or was in the legal custody of the Department of Social Services on the child's eighteenth birthday and who has not attained age twenty-one to receive services and supports that promote emotional well-being, economic productivity, self-sufficiency, connection to family and community, and a successful transition to adulthood upon leaving the state's foster care system.
S.C. Code Ann. § 63-7-2700
Purpose
Known as the South Carolina Children's Code
The act spans §§ 63-1-10 to 63-9-2290 (451 sections).
2022 Act No. 143 (H.3509), 1, eff April 25, 2022 and upon contingency.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.