{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-7-2620","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 63-7-2620","heading":"Construction of law.","body":"This article must be liberally construed in order to ensure prompt judicial procedures for freeing minor children from the custody and control of their parents by terminating the parent-child relationship. The interests of the child shall prevail if the child's interest and the parental rights conflict.","path":["Title 63 - SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE","CHAPTER 7 Child Protection and Permanency","ARTICLE 7 Termination of Parental Rights"],"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":"5ab6410d54c921a887b4ff4a8c549dd16fde1bec76005ea181392e245c837867","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-7-2610","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-7-2700"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}