South Carolina H4633 modifies child welfare procedures to ensure timely and safe visitation for children in protective custody.

South Carolina H4633 amends child welfare laws to prioritize timely and safe visitation for children in protective custody. It presumes that after ninety days of supervised visitation, continued supervision is unnecessary unless the Department of Social Services provides evidence to the contrary. The bill also mandates that the first visitation occurs within seventy-two hours of the probable cause hearing, unless the court cites extraordinary circumstances.

South Carolina H4633 modifies child welfare procedures to ensure timely and safe visitation for children in protective custody.

South Carolina H4633 amends child welfare laws to prioritize timely and safe visitation for children in protective custody. It presumes that after ninety days of supervised visitation, continued supervision is unnecessary unless the Department of Social Services provides evidence to the contrary. The bill also mandates that the first visitation occurs within seventy-two hours of the probable cause hearing, unless the court cites extraordinary circumstances.