Infant surrendered safely in Greenwood County - WYFF4 Greenville

GREENWOOD, S.C. —

An infant was surrendered safely at an Upstate hospital, according to the South Carolina Department of Social Services.

DSS said officials with Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood County recently accepted the infant under Daniel’s Law, the Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act, on Sunday.

The Caucasian baby boy was born on April 8, 2022, weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces, and was 19 inches long, DSS said. The infant will be placed in a licensed foster home.

A permanency planning hearing will be held on May 23 at 2 p.m.. at the Greenwood County Courthouse, Family Court Room, 528 Monument Street, Greenwood, SC 29646.

DSS says that Daniel’s Law requires that the baby go to “licensed, pre-adoptive foster parents.” This means people who have already qualified to be foster parents and are on a track that will eventually end with an adoption of a foster child into their family.

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.

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.

source: https://www.wyff4.com/article/infant-surrendered-south-carolina-daniels-law/39704405

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