Adoption

CERTIFICATION DIRECTORY

A directory of persons who are certified to prepare adoption investigations and/or accept relinquishments and consents from birth parents. Prepared pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, as amended.

Agencies licensed to provide adoption services and which employ certified persons to prepare adoption investigations and/or accept relinquishments and consents from birth parents.

? Statewide Agencies (requires Adobe Reader)

Persons in independent practice who are certified to prepare adoption investigations and/or accept relinquishments and consents from birth parents.

? [01] Abbeville
? [02] Aiken
? [03] Allendale
? [04] Anderson
? [05] Bamberg
? [06] Barnwell
? [07] Beaufort
? [08] Berkeley
? [09] Calhoun
? [10] Charleston
? [11] Cherokee
? [12] Chester
? [13] Chesterfield
? [14] Clarendon
? [15] Colleton
? [16] Darlington

? [17] Dillon
? [18] Dorchester
? [19] Edgefield
? [20] Fairfield
? [21] Florence
? [22] Georgetown
? [23] Greenville
? [24] Greenwood
? [25] Hampton
? [26] Horry
? [27] Jasper
? [28] Kershaw
? [29] Lancaster
? [30] Laurens
? [31] Lee

? [32] Lexington
? [33] McCormick
? [34] Marion
? [35] Marlboro
? [36] Newberry
? [37] Oconee
? [38] Orangeburg
? [39] Pickens
? [40] Richland
? [41] Saluda
? [42] Spartanburg
? [43] Sumter
? [44] Union
? [45] Williamsburg
? [46] York

Mailing Address:

South Carolina

Department of Social Services

P.O. Box 1520

Columbia, SC 29202-1520

Telephone:

803-898-2570