South Carolina Adoption Laws
Access to Adoption Records
Obtaining Non-Identifying Information:
An adopted adult, birth parents and adoptive parents can receive information at the discretion of the CEO of the adoption agency. The age of majority is 18.
Obtaining Identifying Information:
An adopted adult age 21 or older can receive information on the birth parents and birth siblings, and birth parents and birth siblings can receive information regarding the adopted adult if affidavits with consent to release information have been filed with an agency. The agency must maintain a registry containing the affidavits of consent. All who register must go through counseling with the agency.Using the Adoption Registry:
The following persons may use the adoption registry:- adopted adults,
- birth parents and
- birth siblings either through the agency or State.
Contact:
South Carolina Department of Social ServicesAdoption Reunion Registry
PO Box 1520
Columbia, SC 29202-1520
(803) 734-6095
(800) 922-2504
Obtaining an Original Birth Certificate:
An adoptee must petition the court in which the adoption was finalized.Credits: Child Welfare Information Gateway (http://www.childwelfare.gov)
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