{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-9-50","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 63-9-50","heading":"Children who may be adopted.","body":"Any child present within this State at the time the petition for adoption is filed, irrespective of place of birth or place of residence, may be adopted.","path":["Title 63 - SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE","CHAPTER 9 Adoptions","ARTICLE 1 South Carolina Adoption Act","Subarticle 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t63c009.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T08:09:29Z","sha256":"1b375824730bb1be7bbaddefd7bc7112818ffece647d0e1f3f53fed0b87cb084","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-9-40","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-63-9-60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}