South Carolina Department of Social Services v. Samantha R

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

South Carolina Department of Social Services, Respondent,

v.

Samantha R. and Jamie P., Defendants,

Of whom Samantha R. is the, Appellant.

In the interest of a child under the age of eighteen years.

Appeal From Dorchester County
 William J. Wylie, Jr., Family Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2011-UP-378  
Submitted July 1, 2011 Filed July 25, 2011

AFFIRMED

William R. Hearn, Jr., of Summerville, for Appellant.

Graves H. Wilson, Jr., of Summerville, for Respondent.

Amanda Davis McKendrick, of Charleston, for Guardian ad Litem.

PER CURIAM: Samantha R. 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 warrant briefing.  Accordingly, we affirm the family court's ruling.

AFFIRMED.[1]

WILLIAMS and GEATHERS, JJ., and CURETON, A.J., concur.

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

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