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South Carolina · Through 2025 Session of the General Assembly

S.C. Code Ann. § 63-7-2540: Content of petition.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 63 - SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE
  2. CHAPTER 7 Child Protection and Permanency
  3. ARTICLE 7 Termination of Parental Rights

A petition for the termination of parental rights must set forth the:

(1) basis of the court's jurisdiction;

(2) name, sex, date, and place of birth of the child, if known;

(3) name and address of the petitioner and the petitioner's relationship to the child;

(4) names, dates of birth, and addresses of the parents, if known;

(5) names and addresses of a:

(a) legal guardian of the child; or

(b) person or agency having legal custody of the child; and

(6) grounds on which termination of parental rights are sought and the underlying factual circumstances.

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