{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-7-1440","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 63-7-1440","heading":"Judicial review.","body":"An appellant seeking judicial review shall file a petition in the family court within thirty days after the final decision of the department. The appellant shall serve a copy of the petition upon the department. The family court shall conduct a judicial review in accordance with the standards of review provided for in Section 1-23-380. The court may enter judgment upon the pleadings and a certified transcript of the record which must include the evidence upon which the findings and decisions appealed are based. The judgment must include a determination of whether the decision of the department that a preponderance of evidence shows that the appellant abused or neglected the child should be affirmed or reversed. The appellant is not entitled to a trial de novo in the family court.","path":["Title 63 - SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE","CHAPTER 7 Child Protection and Permanency","ARTICLE 3 Identification, Investigation, and Intervention","Subarticle 9 Administrative Appeal of Indicated Cases"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t63c007.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T08:09:24Z","sha256":"415be033eba5ebcf98a70aed9043f0ef630f63244249df6e1abd674aba22a858","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-7-1430","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-7-1610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}