Infant Surrendered Safely Under Safe Haven Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Danielle Jones
803-898-7248
Danielle.Jones@dss.sc.gov
Infant Surrendered Safely Under Safe Haven Act
April 12, 2022 – Officials with Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood County recently accepted an infant surrendered under Daniel’s Law, the Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act, on Sunday, April 10, 2022.
The Caucasian baby boy was born on April 8, 2022, weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces, and was 19 inches long. The infant will be placed in a licensed foster home.
A permanency planning hearing will be held on May 23, 2022, at 2:00 P.M. at the Greenwood County Courthouse, Family Court Room, 528 Monument Street, Greenwood, SC 29646. For more information on the hearing, please contact the Greenwood County DSS office at (864) 229-5258 or the Greenwood County Clerk of Court office at (864) 942-8546.
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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 second Daniel’s Law baby surrendered in South Carolina during the 2022 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 for abandonment for 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 organizations, please see this brochure.
