South Carolina Biological Parent's Consent and Contact Preference Form (4020-ENG-DPH)
Official state formAdoptionForm 4020-ENG-DPHFree downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
A biological parent uses this form to consent, or decline to consent, to the release of the adoptee's original birth certificate and sealed file, and to state a contact preference. It is sent to the Vital Records Section with Form 4022.
Who can use this form
- A biological parent of the adoptee completes and signs this form
- The parent marks birth mother or father / second parent
- The form is not notarized
What to send with it
- This form, completed and signed
- The request form (Form 4022), which the office's website says to send with it
- A photocopy of photo ID and the fee, as Form 4022 requires
- The child's name, date and place of birth exactly as on the original birth certificate
Where to send it
- Mail to
- See the form for where to file it.
- State fee
- Not printed on the form. The office's website lists a $27 non-refundable processing fee ($12 search fee plus $15 special filing fee) for the biological parent's request package.
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- 07/2024
- Source
- Official government page