Supreme Court of South Carolina

South Carolina Department of Social Services, Respondent v. Allyssa N. Boulware, John A. Stafford, and Jonathan…

January 3, 2018422 S.C. 1

Summary

The South Carolina Supreme Court held that the foster parents (Petitioners) have standing to file a private adoption action because they are state residents and the child had not yet been placed for adoption by the Department of Social Services, reversing the Court of Appeals and remanding for further proceedings.