South Carolina Code 63-7-2830. Establishment of supplemental benefits for legal guardianship program
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 63-7-2830
- Department: means the Department of Social Services. See South Carolina Code 63-7-2820
- Legal Guardianship: means :
(a) a judicially established relationship between a child and caretaker that is intended to be permanent and self-sustaining and transfers to the caretaker the following parental rights and responsibilities with respect to the child:
(i) the duty to provide protection, support, food, clothing, shelter, supervision, education, and care;
(ii) physical custody of the child;
(iii) legal custody when family court has not awarded legal custody to another person, agency, or institution;
(iv) the right to consent to marriage, enlistment in the armed forces, and medical and surgical treatment;
(v) the duty and authority to represent the child in legal actions and to make decisions of substantial legal significance affecting the child;
(vi) the right to determine the nature and extent of the child's contact with other persons; and
(vii) the right to manage the child's income and assets. See South Carolina Code 63-7-20
The department shall establish and administer an ongoing program of supplemental benefits for legal guardianship. Supplemental benefits and services for children under this program must be provided with funds appropriated to the department for these purposes.