ICPC State Pages

About the ICPC

The Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (AAICPC) was established in 1974 and consists of members from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The AAICPC has authority under ICPC to "promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms and provisions of this compact." The AAICPC obtains its Secretariat Services, as an affiliate of the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA).

For more information, please visit the AAICPC website.

Contact the AAICPC

American Public Human Services Association
1133 Nineteenth Street, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 682-0100
fax: (202) 289-6555

Web Manager: Carla Fults [cfults@aphsa.org]

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ICPC STATE Pages

South Carolina

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern · Phone: 803-898-7561 · Fax: 803-898-7897

South Carolina Adoption

South Carolina permits the following types of adoptions in addition to public adoptions:

Adoption Type	Yes/No
Private Agency	Yes
Private Attorney	Yes
Independent	Yes

Adoption Statute-Non-Agency; Independent; Private Adoptions:

Private Agency Adoption: SECTION 63-9-30

Private Attorney Adoption: SECTION 63-9-30

Independent Adoption: No information provided

Public

Public Adoptive Placement-Requirements:

Approved homestudy - Background Investigation Report

Adoption Assistance

Adoption assistance payments begin:

At the time the child is placed

Sending State Adoption Subsidy Payments (Guidelines):

No information provided

Special Needs

South Carolina definition of "Special Needs":

SC Code Section 63-9-30, (10) Special needs child means children who fall into one or more of the following categories: (a) children who are members of a sibling group; (b) children of marginalized ethnic background, except for purposes of Section 63-9-60(B); (c) children aged six or older; or (d) children with physical, mental or emotional disabilities

Finalization

Adoption may be finalized in another state:

Before finalization can occur in South Carolina, child must be in adoptive placement:

3 months

Statutory code/cite for Adoption Petition:

Section 63-9-710

Court Jurisdiction for Adoption Cases:

The family court has exclusive jurisdiction over all proceedings held pursuant to this article. Proceedings for adoption by residents of this State may be brought in the family court of the county in which the petitioner resides or is in military service, or in the county in which the child resides or is born. For nonresidents of this State proceedings for adoption must be brought in the county in which the child resides, in which the child is born, or in which the agency having custody of the child is located.

Home Study (Adoptions)

Statutory code/cite for the Adoptive Home Studies:

Section 63-9-520