Exception to the South Carolina Rule
South Carolina law was amended last year to require all private adoptions of children being placed in South Carolina to be initiated and finalized in South Carolina. I affectionately call it the "South Carolina Rule." The law is explained in this blog post.
Section 63-9-1110(5) of the South Carolina Code of Laws outlines the the family exception to the rule:
Any person may adopt his spouse's child, and any person may adopt a child to whom he is related by blood or marriage. In the adoption of these children:...upon good cause shown, the court may waive the requirement, pursuant to Section 63-9-60 (A)(2), that the adoption proceeding must be finalized in this State.
