H 3465 General Bill, By Allison, Brannon, Erickson, Bedingfield, Taylor, Kennedy, Clyburn, Anderson, G.A. Brown, Chumley, H.A. Crawford, Dillard, Forrester, Goldfinch, Hamilton, Hardwick, Henderson, Hixon, Horne, Hosey, Nanney, Pope, Powers Norrell, Ridgeway, Robinson-Simpson, Skelton, G.R. Smith, J.R. Smith, Stringer, Whipper and Wood
Summary: Child custody placement plan
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-1680, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CONTENTS OF A PLACEMENT PLAN, SO AS TO ESTABLISH A PREFERENCE FOR THE PLACEMENT OF SIBLING GROUPS TOGETHER IN THE SAME OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT ABSENT GOOD CAUSE TO THE CONTRARY; TO AMEND SECTION 63-9-30, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR THE TERM "SIBLINGS"; AND BY ADDING SECTION 63-9-80 SO AS TO ESTABLISH A PREFERENCE FOR THE PLACEMENT OF SIBLING GROUPS TOGETHER IN THE SAME ADOPTIVE HOME, CREATING A REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION THAT THESE PLACEMENTS ARE IN THE CHILDREN'S BEST INTEREST.
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01/30/13	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 50)
01/30/13	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 50)