The State has a compelling interest in promptly providing stable and permanent homes for adoptive children and in preventing the disruption of adoptive placements. It is the purpose of the Responsible Father Registry to provide notice to unmarried biological fathers who affirmatively assume responsibility for children they may have fathered by registering with the Responsible Father Registry.
S.C. Code Ann. § 63-9-810
State interest; purpose of registry
Known as the South Carolina Adoption Act
The act spans §§ 63–63 (32 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl (2012)
Most recently applied in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl (July 2012)
2009 Act No. 41, SECTION 1, eff January 1, 2010.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.