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· 8/9/1993

Abernathy v. Baby Boy

Citations

  • 437 S.E.2d 25
  • 313 S.C. 27
  • 1993 S.C. LEXIS 166

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “[W]e must ascertain the interaction between the requirements of section 20-7-1690(A)(5)(b) and the unusual facts before us.”
  • “[Pjarental rights do not spring full-blown from the biological connection between parent and child. They require relationships more enduring.”
  • \[P]arental rights do not spring full-blown from the biological connection between parent and child. They require relationships more enduring.\
  • “To mandate strict compliance with section 20-7-1690(A)(5)(b) would make an unwed father’s right to withhold his consent to adoption dependent upon the whim of the unwed mother.”

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Judges: Harwell, Chandler, Finney, Toal, Moore

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