Any child present within this State at the time the petition for adoption is filed, irrespective of place of birth or place of residence, may be adopted.
S.C. Code Ann. § 63-9-50
Children who may be adopted
Known as the South Carolina Adoption Act
The act spans §§ 63–63 (32 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.