South Carolina Code 63-5-50. Parental immunity in cases of incorrigibility of seventeen year old
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 63-5-50
- Child: means a person under the age of eighteen. See South Carolina Code 63-1-40
- Parent: means biological parent, adoptive parents, step-parent, or person with legal custody. See South Carolina Code 63-1-40
A parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the care and support of a child may not be charged with unlawful neglect of a child, cruelty to a child, failure to provide reasonable support of a child, or a similar offense based on the exclusion from the home of a seventeen-year-old child where there is a demonstrable record that the child is incorrigible (beyond the control of parents).