{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-15-20","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 63-15-20","heading":"Religious faith.","body":"In placing the child in the custody of an individual or a private agency or institution, the court shall, whenever practicable, select a person or an agency or institution governed by persons of the same religious faith as that of the parents of such child, or, in case of a difference in the religious faith of the parents, then of the religious faith of the child, or, if the religious faith of the child is not ascertainable, then of the faith of either of the parents.","path":["Title 63 - SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE","CHAPTER 15 Child Custody and Visitation","ARTICLE 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t63c015.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T08:09:44Z","sha256":"f2e58d285343bc647bde29f96c27666de830eb06ba02d9eb751a614367fdb2f8","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-15-10","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-15-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}