Supreme Court of South Carolina December 10, 1990, 23301 (Evans v. South Carolina Department of Social Services)

Harwell, Justice:

This case presents the unique question of how to proceed with an adoption when the unmarried birth mother refuses to reveal the identity of the child’s father.

I. FACTS

An unmarried mother relinquished her baby to appellant South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS) for the purpose of adoption. The mother refused to reveal the identity of the father to SCDSS.