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· 6/27/2002

Arscott v. Bacon

Citations

  • 567 S.E.2d 898
  • 351 S.C. 44
  • 2002 S.C. App. LEXIS 107

How courts have described this case

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

  • declining to \expand the parameters set by our supreme court in interpreting [the consent statute] beyond the narrow facts of Abernathy and Queen\
  • examining whether adoption is in a child's best interest after a finding a biological father's consent to adoption was not necessary
  • “doubt as to paternity does not totally absolve a putative father of his responsibility to take steps to protect his rights”
  • \doubt as to paternity does not totally absolve a putative father of his responsibility to take steps to protect his rights\
  • \[D]oubt as to paternity does not totally absolve a putative father of his responsibility to take steps to protect his rights.\
  • \[D]oubt as to paternity does not totally absolve a putative father of his responsibility to take steps to protect his rights.\

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Judges: Cureton, Stilwell, Shuler

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