A South Carolina adoption case is pitting the couple who nurtured a 2-year-old girl against the child’s biological father, a Cherokee Nation tribal member who took her back to Oklahoma after winning custody of her.

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A biological father who made a limited attempt to provide financial support to the mother of his son in connection with her pregnancy and childbirth could not block a couple from adopting the child, the South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled.

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Roe v. Reeves A biological father cannot stop the adoption of his son because he did not comply with S.C. Code Ann. § 63-9-310(A)(5)(b), nor did he protect his parental rights by making the mother a one-time offer of $100, by buying her other son diapers, or by repairing the mother's family vehicle.

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