South Carolina § 63-21-30 Prohibition against denying a person with a disability the right to pursue adoption solely on the basis of the disability.

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§ 63-21-30 — Prohibition against denying a person with a disability the right to pursue adoption solely on the basis of the disability.

South Carolina § 63-21-30

Title 63SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE

Ch. 21PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES RIGHT TO PARENT ACT

This text of South Carolina § 63-21-30 (Prohibition against denying a person with a disability the right to pursue adoption solely on the basis of the disability.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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S.C. Code Ann. § 63-21-30 (2026).

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(A)A child placing agency must not deny a person with a disability the right to pursue adoption of a child solely on the basis of the disability, without considering whether adaptive parenting equipment, instruction in adaptive parenting techniques, and other supportive services could enable the person to parent adequately.

(B)The department or other covered entity that provides pre- or postadoption services must not deny a person with a disability the right to access services solely on the basis of the disability, without considering whether adaptive parenting equipment, instruction in adaptive parenting techniques, and other supportive services could enable the person to parent adequately.

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(A) A child placing agency must not deny a person with a disability the right to pursue adoption of a child solely on the basis of the disability, without considering whether adaptive parenting equipment, instruction in adaptive parenting techniques, and other supportive services could enable the person to parent adequately. (B) The department or other covered entity that provides pre- or postadoption services must not deny a person with a disability the right to access services solely on the basis of the disability, without considering whether adaptive parenting equipment, instruction in adaptive parenting techniques, and other supportive services could enable the person to parent adequately.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 36 (H.3538), SECTION 2, eff May 10, 2017.

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§ 63-21-10

Definitions.

§ 63-21-20

Compliance with federal law; disability affecting parent's right to fulfill responsibilities; probable cause order.

§ 63-21-30

Prohibition against denying a person with a disability the right to pursue adoption solely on the basis of the disability.

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