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Is the use of a non-licensed facilitator, non-licensed child placing agencies, permitted to match adoptive families and birth families?

April 26, 2017Adoptive agencies birth child facilitator Families non-licensed permitted placing

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Is the use of a non-licensed facilitator, non-licensed child placing agencies, permitted to match adoptive families and birth families?

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No. Any non-licensed facilitator or non-licensed child placing agency that attempts to receive a fee to match adoptive families with birth families would likely run afoul of South Carolina Code Sections 16-3-1060 and 20-7-1690(f). Violating this provisions of these sections is a felony and carries sanctions of up to ten (10) years in prison and fines of up to $10,000.00 or both.