South Carolina State Adoptions

South Carolina adoption, foster care, and licensing specialists are experts who can answer your questions including:

getting started with adopting or fostering

your state laws

whether agencies are properly licensed

if there have been lawsuits against adoption professionals in the state

and others. These experts are the place to start in South Carolina:

Foster Care Specialist
Department of Social Services
P.O. Box 1520
Columbia, SOUTH CAROLINA 29202-1520
803-734-5670

Adoption Specialist
Dept. of Social Services
Human Services/Foster Care-Adopiton
Carolyn Orf
1535 Confederate Avenue
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-898-7707
Fax: 803-898-7792
E-mail:

Licensing Specialist
Department of Social Services
Carolyn Orf
PO Box 1520
Columbia, SC 29202-1520
(803) 898-7707
Fax: (803) 898-7792
E-mail:

More information and resources for adopting and placing parents, and birthfamily search in South Carolina.