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Bill 242

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      242
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  19990112
Primary Sponsor:                  McConnell
All Sponsors:                     McConnell, Rankin
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\psd\7041ac99.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                          Paternity, putative father included as 
                                  one to institute action to establish; Domestic 
                                  Relations, Minors, Child custody


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   19990218  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19990217  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19990216  Read second time
Senate  19990210  Committee report: Favorable            11 SJ
Senate  19990112  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19981216  Prefiled, referred to Committee        11 SJ


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COMMITTEE REPORT

February 10, 1999

S. 242

S. Printed 2/10/99--S.

Read the first time January 12, 1999.

To whom was referred a Bill (S. 242), to amend Section 20-7-952, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to initiation of actions to establish paternity, etc., respectfully

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

EDWARD E. SALEEBY, for Committee.

TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-952, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO INITIATION OF ACTIONS TO ESTABLISH PATERNITY, SO AS TO INCLUDE THE PRESUMED, INFERRED, OR ALLEGED LEGAL FATHER AS ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY INSTITUTE SUCH ACTIONS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 20-7-952 C. of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"C. An action to establish the paternity of an individual may be brought by:

(1) A a child;

(2) The the natural mother of a child;

(3) Any a person in whose care a child has been placed;

(4) An an authorized agency, including, but not limited to, the Department of Social Services, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 5 of Title 43, and any other person or agency pursuant to the provisions of Sections 20-7-435 and 20-7-840; or

(5) A a person who claims to be the father of a child. or

(6) a person who is the presumed, inferred, or alleged legal father."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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