Infant in Spartanburg County Surrendered Under Safe Haven Act

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Contact: Danielle Jones
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Infant in Spartanburg County Surrendered Under Safe Haven Act

July 13, 2023 – Officials with Spartanburg Regional Medical Center recently accepted an infant surrendered under Daniel's Law, the Safe Haven for Abandoned babies Act, On Monday, July 11,2023.  The SC Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act provides a safe, legal option to surrender infants up to 60 days old at designated locations outlined by law.

The Caucasian female was born on July 10, 2023 and weighed six pounds, 9.6 ounces and was 18.9 inches long at the time of birth.

The infant was safely surrendered at the Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg. Under the Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act, Greenville County DSS took custody of the newborn upon discharge from the hospital due to the mother’s county of residence. The infant has been placed in a licensed foster home.

A permanency planning hearing will be held on August 29, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. at the Greenville County Family Court located at 350 Halton Road, Greenville, South Carolina. For more information on the hearing, please contact the Greenville County Family Court at (864) 467-5800 or the Greenville County DSS office at (864) 467-7797.

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Editor’s note: The Department of Social Services has made a dedicated page on the agency’s website regarding Daniel’s Law in South Carolina with available data going back to 2009. This is the fourth Daniel’s Law baby surrendered in South Carolina during the 2023 calendar year.

A safe abandonment such as this is a perfect time to remind the public that the SC Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act provides a safe, legal option to surrender babies up to 60 days old. For more information about the Safe Haven Act, known as Daniel’s Law, please click here. For a listing of crisis pregnancy care organizations, please see this brochure.