The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) is a compact between all 50 state, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. South Carolina's ICPC statutes are in the Sections 63-9-2200 through 63-9-2290 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended. The compact was instituted among the states to help ensure that a child being moved from one jurisdiction to another for purposes of adoption is protected and his best interests are being looked after...

To continue reading the rest of Russell W. Hall's article about adoption regulations and the ICPC, visit the South Carolina Adoption Law Blog. The blog's homepage can be viewed here.