SCDSS v. Michelle D. ( 2012 )

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

South Carolina Department of Social Services, Respondent,

v.

Michelle D. C., Robert E. W., Defendants,

Of whom Michelle D. C. is the, Appellant.

In the interest of a minor child under the age of 18 years.

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Appeal From Spartanburg County
James F. Fraley, Jr., Family Court Judge

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Unpublished Opinion No. 2012-UP-008
Submitted January 2, 2012 – Filed January 12, 2012

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AFFIRMED

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Griffin Littlejohn Lynch, of Spartanburg, for Appellant.

Deborah  Murdock, of Mauldin, for Respondent.

Michael Todd Thigpen, of Spartanburg, for Guardian ad Litem.

PER CURIAM: Michelle D. C. appeals from the family court's final order terminating her parental rights to her minor child.  See S.C. Code Ann. § 63-7-2570 (2010).  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 that warrant briefing.  Accordingly, we affirm the family court's ruling.

AFFIRMED.[1]

FEW, C.J., THOMAS and KONDUROS, JJ., concur.

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[1] We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.