Infant Safely Surrendered in Spartanburg County Under Safe Haven Act

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Infant Safely Surrendered in Spartanburg County Under Safe Haven Act

Nov. 10, 2025- Officials with the Spartanburg Regional Health System in Spartanburg County recently accepted an infant safely surrendered under Daniel’s Law, the state’s Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act, on Thursday, November 6, 2025.

The white baby boy was born on November 4, 2025, at the hospital, and weighed 4 pounds, 1 ounce, and was 16.1 inches long at the time of birth.

The infant was safely surrendered at the Spartanburg Regional Health System in Spartanburg County. Under the Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act, Spartanburg County DSS took custody of the child, a medical evaluation was completed, and the infant will remain in the hospital to receive additional medical care.

A Permanency Planning Hearing and Termination of Parental Rights Hearing will be held on December 18 at 10:00 a.m. at the Spartanburg County Family Court, located at 180 Magnolia Street, Spartanburg, S.C.  Persons who believe they have parental rights to this child are required to attend the hearing to assert those rights.

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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 current data. This is the sixth Daniel’s Law baby surrendered in South Carolina during the 2025 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 an infant up to 60 days old. For more information about the Safe Haven Act, known as Daniel’s Law in South Carolina, please click here. For a listing of crisis pregnancy organizations, please see this brochure.

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