South Carolina Statutes
§ 20-1-70 — Name of children legitimized after marriage of parents.
South Carolina § 20-1-70
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 20-1-70 (2026).
Text
Any child legitimized under the provisions of Section 20-1-60 shall take the name of his father unless the child has been previously adopted as otherwise provided by law and unless his name has been changed in the decree of adoption, in which case he shall retain the name given him in the decree.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 20-5.2; 1952 Code SECTION 20-5.2; 1951 (47) 265.
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 20-1-70, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/1/20-1-70.