South Carolina Code 63-9-1110. Adoption by stepparent or relative
(1) no investigation or report required under the provisions of § 63-9-520 is required unless otherwise directed by the court;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 63-9-1110
- Adoption: means the judicial act of creating the relationship of parent and child where it did not exist previously. See South Carolina Code 63-9-30
- Child: means any person under eighteen years of age. See South Carolina Code 63-9-30
- Court: means any family court in this State. See South Carolina Code 63-9-30
- Parent: means biological parent, adoptive parents, step-parent, or person with legal custody. See South Carolina Code 63-1-40
(2) no accounting by the petitioner of all disbursements required under the provisions of § 63-9-740 is required unless the accounting is ordered by the court;
(3) upon good cause shown, the court may waive the requirement, pursuant to § 63-9-750, that the final hearing must not be held before ninety days after the filing of the adoption petition;
(4) upon good cause shown, the court may waive the requirement, pursuant to § 63-9-320(A)(2), of the appointment of independent counsel for an indigent parent; and
(5) upon good cause shown, the court may waive the requirement, pursuant to § 63-9-60(B)(3), that the adoption proceeding must be finalized in this State.