Legal Opinion
Evans v. South Carolina Department of Social Services
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided December 10, 1990No. 23301PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Harwell, Justice:
This case presents the unique question of how to proceed with an adoption when the unmarried birth mother refuses to reveal the identity of the child’s father.
I. FACTS
An unmarried mother relinquished her baby to appellant South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS) for the purpose of adoption. The mother refused to reveal the identity of the father to SCDSS. SCDSS advised the mother that she could be compelled to appear in family court and give her reasons for her refusal to name the father. The mother signed an affidavit acknowledging this fact. The baby was placed…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lehr v. RobertsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Bradey v. Children's Bureau of SCSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1981
- Gardner v. Baby EdwardSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1986
- Lutheran Social Services of NJ v. DoeNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1979
- Augusta County Department of Social Services v. Unnamed MotherCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1986
3Cited by10 opinions
- Byrd v. Irmo High SchoolSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1996
- Sloan v. Greenville CountyCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2003
- Father in Pima County Juvenile Action No. S-114487 v. AdamArizona Supreme Court · 1994
- In Re the Adoption of A.A.T.Supreme Court of Kansas · 2008
- Doe v. BrownSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
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