Legal Opinion
Adoptive Parents v. Biological Parents
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided June 20, 1994No. 24100PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Toal, Justice:
This appeal arises from a family court order finding that “unusual and exceptional circumstances” were not present, pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 20-7-1670(e) (Supp. 1992), in an attempted adoption of a South Carolina infant by an out-of-state couple. We reverse and remand for a hearing de novo.
FACTS
The potential adoptive parents (hereinafter, adoptive parents) are residents of the State of New York, while the biological parents were residents of South Carolina at the time of the child’s birth. The adoptive parents were specifically selected by the biological parents, and both…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Coleman Ex Rel. Coleman v. DunlapSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992
- Stanton v. Town of Pawleys IslandSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992
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