Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:666 Ratification Number:165 Act Number:100 Primary Sponsor:Nell W. Smith Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Adoption, disbursement made by petitioner Date Bill Passed both Bodies:May 23, 1991 Computer Document Number:NO5/7228.BD Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:May 29, 1991 Introduced Date:Feb 14, 1991 Date of Last Amendment:Mar 06, 1991 Last History Body:------ Last History Date:May 29, 1991 Last History Type:Act No. 100 Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Nell W. Smith Holland Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- 666 ------ May 29, 1991 Act No. 100 666 ------ May 29, 1991 Signed by Governor 666 ------ May 27, 1991 Ratified R 165 666 House May 23, 1991 Read third time, enrolled for ratification 666 House May 22, 1991 Read second time 666 House May 09, 1991 Committee Report: Favorable 25 666 House Mar 07, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 25 referred to Committee 666 Senate Mar 06, 1991 Amended, read third time, sent to House 666 Senate Mar 05, 1991 Read second time, notice of general amendments 666 Senate Feb 28, 1991 Committee Report: Favorable 11 with amendment 666 Senate Feb 26, 1991 Referred to Committee 11 666 Senate Feb 26, 1991 Recalled from Committee 13 666 Senate Feb 14, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 13 referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A100, R165, S666)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-1775, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO AN ACCOUNTING OF DISBURSEMENTS MADE BY OR ON BEHALF OF A PETITIONER IN CONNECTION WITH AN ADOPTION, SO AS TO INCLUDE RECEIPTS FOR REASONABLE LIVING EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE MOTHER AND CHILD ASSESSED AS COSTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Reasonable living expenses incurred by the mother and child included as costs
SECTION 1. Section 20-7-1775 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 653 of 1988, is further amended to read:
"Section 20-7-1775. (A) At the final hearing on the adoption, the petitioner shall file a full, itemized accounting of disbursements of anything of value made, agreed to be made, or anticipated being made by or on behalf of the petitioner for expenses incurred or fees for services rendered in connection with the adoption. The accounting must be verified by the petitioner under penalty of perjury.
(B) The accounting by the petitioner must include:
(1) dates and amounts of disbursements made, agreed to be made, or anticipated being made and by whom the disbursements were or are to be made;
(2) names and addresses of persons to whom the disbursements were made or are to be made;
(3) services received for the disbursements and by whom the services were received;
(4) receipts for reasonable living expenses incurred by the mother and child assessed as costs under Section 20-7-1690(F)(1). No assessment is allowed for a cost which does not have a corresponding receipt or which is unreasonable."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 29th day of May, 1991.