SCDSS v. Kadie Lyons ( 2023 )

THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE. IT SHOULD NOT BE
CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals
South Carolina Department of Social Services,
Respondent,
v.
Kadie Lyons, Joshua Norman, and William Mezo,
Defendants,
Of whom Kadie Lyons is the Appellant.
In the interest of a minor under the age of eighteen.
Appellate Case No. 2023-000768
Appeal From Horry County
Melissa J. Buckhannon, Family Court Judge
Unpublished Opinion No. 2023-UP-407
Submitted December 15, 2023 – Filed December 18, 2023
AFFIRMED
Kindle Kay Johnson, of K. Johnson Law Firm, LLC, of
Rock Hill, for Appellant.
William Evan Reynolds, of Kingstree, for Respondent.
Heather Marie Moore, of Axelrod & Associates, PA, of
Myrtle Beach, for the Guardian ad Litem.
PER CURIAM: Kadie Lyons appeals the family court's final order terminating
her parental rights to her minor child. See S.C. Code Ann. § 63-7-2570 (Supp.
2023). Upon a thorough review of the record and the family court's findings of
fact and conclusions of law pursuant to Ex parte Cauthen, 291 S.C. 465, 354
S.E.2d 381 (1987), we find no meritorious issues warrant briefing. Accordingly,
we affirm the family court's ruling and relieve Lyons's counsel.
AFFIRMED. 1
THOMAS, KONDUROS, and GEATHERS, JJ., concur.
1
We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.