Resources
Clear answers about adoption and surrogacy law in South Carolina, drawn from how Building Families already works with expectant parents, adoptive families, gestational carriers, and intended parents.
- Surrogacy
What Intended Parents Should Expect from ART Legal Clearance
Fertility clinics require a legal clearance letter before embryo transfer. Building Families provides that letter, then helps intended parents obtain parentage orders after pregnancy.
- Expectant Parents
Considering Placing Your Child for Adoption in South Carolina?
If you're pregnant and considering adoption, Building Families offers free support, including a social worker, counseling, and help choosing a family, with no cost or obligation.
- Our Firm
Choosing an Adoption and Surrogacy Attorney in Columbia, SC
Founded in 2014, Building Families is the Midlands' only law firm focusing solely on adoption and surrogacy, with offices in Columbia and Greenville.
- Surrogacy
Gestational Surrogacy Contracts in South Carolina
A gestational carrier agreement memorializes that the intended parents will be the legal parents and is required for clinic legal clearance before embryo transfer.
- Adoption
How Does Adoption Work in South Carolina?
Adoption in South Carolina generally moves through matching, a home study if unrelated, legal paperwork, and a final hearing. Building Families guides families through each stage.
- Adoption
What Is ICPC and When Does It Apply to My Adoption?
ICPC applies when a child is moved across state lines for adoption, with a few exceptions such as some relative adoptions. Building Families handles the South Carolina court order and paperwork.
- Adoption
Open Adoption and the Adoption Triad
The adoption triad is the relationship among birth parents, adoptive parents, and the adoptee. Open adoption is not mandatory at Building Families; the expectant parent chooses the level of contact.
- Adoption
Stepparent and Relative Adoption in South Carolina
Stepparent adoptions happen when a spouse wants to become a child's legal parent. Relative adoptions make legal a relationship that already exists. Building Families guides both.