2014 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code
CHAPTER 7 - CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY
SECTION 63-7-2540. Content of petition.
A petition for the termination of parental rights must set forth the:
(1) basis of the court's jurisdiction;
(2) name, sex, date, and place of birth of the child, if known;
(3) name and address of the petitioner and the petitioner's relationship to the child;
(4) names, dates of birth, and addresses of the parents, if known;
(5) names and addresses of a:
(a) legal guardian of the child; or
(b) person or agency having legal custody of the child; and
(6) grounds on which termination of parental rights are sought and the underlying factual circumstances.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
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