South Carolina § 63-9-810 State interest; purpose of registry.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 63-9-810 — State interest; purpose of registry.

South Carolina § 63-9-810

Title 63SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE

Ch. 9ADOPTIONS

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 63-9-810 (2026).

Text

The State has a compelling interest in promptly providing stable and permanent homes for adoptive children and in preventing the disruption of adoptive placements. It is the purpose of the Responsible Father Registry to provide notice to unmarried biological fathers who affirmatively assume responsibility for children they may have fathered by registering with the Responsible Father Registry.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 2009 Act No. 41, SECTION 1, eff January 1, 2010. Editor's Note 2009 Act No. 41 SECTION 6 provides as follows: "This act takes effect July 1, 2009, except that those provisions of Section 1 of this act pertaining to the establishment of the Responsible Father Registry and the receipt of claims of paternity by the registry take effect January 1, 2010, and those provisions of Section 1 of this act and Section 63-9-730 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Section 2 of this act, affecting an unmarried biological father's right to receive notice in a termination of parental rights or an adoption action by filing a claim of paternity and Section 63-7-2550(B) of the 1976 Code, as added by Section 4 of this act, apply to termination of parental rights actions and adoption actions filed on or after July 1, 2010."