South Carolina Code 63-7-2540. Content of petition

A petition for the termination of parental rights must set forth the:

(1) basis of the court‘s jurisdiction;

Child: means a person under the age of eighteen. See South Carolina Code 63-7-20
Court: means the family court. See South Carolina Code 63-7-20
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Legal custody: means the right to the physical custody, care, and control of a child; the right to determine where the child shall live; the right and duty to provide protection, food, clothing, shelter, ordinary medical care, education, supervision, and discipline for a child and in an emergency to authorize surgery or other extraordinary care. See South Carolina Code 63-7-20

(2) name, sex, date, and place of birth of the child, if known;

(3) name and address of the petitioner and the petitioner’s relationship to the child;

(4) names, dates of birth, and addresses of the parents, if known;

(5) names and addresses of a:

(a) legal guardian of the child; or

(b) person or agency having legal custody of the child; and

(6) grounds on which termination of parental rights are sought and the underlying factual circumstances.

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