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(1) "Abandonment of a child" means a parent or guardian wilfully deserts a child or wilfully surrenders physical possession of a child without making adequate arrangements for the child's needs or the continuing care of the child.

SECTION 63-17-20. Jurisdiction. (A) Any person who has sexual intercourse in this State thereby submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this State as to an action brought under this article with respect to a child who may have been conceived by that act of intercourse.

Many clients ask me whether there is an age can a child have to be to refuse visitation. Under South Carolina's family laws, there is no set age at which a child can refuse to go visit with the other parent.

To terminate parental rights, the court must have clear and convincing evidence that a ground to terminate exists and that termination of parental rights is in the best interests of the child. What is in the best interests of the child must be determined by the factors present in each case.

Section 63-17-325 (A) A biological father of a child has a duty to pay the mother of the child the following financial obligations beginning with the date of conception: (1) child support payment obligations in an amount determined pursuant to Section 63-17-470; (2) fifty percent of the mother's pregnancy expenses.

Child? or ?juvenile? is defined by § 63-19-20(1) as follows: "Child" or ?juvenile? means a person less than 18 years of age. "Child" or ?juvenile? does not mean a person 17 or older who is charged with a Class A, B, C or D felony or a felony which provides for a maximum term of imprisonment of 15 years or more.