Opinion
Appellate Case No. 2020-000096 Unpublished Opinion No. 2020-UP-251
08-21-2020
South Carolina Department of Social Services, Respondent, v. Natasha Shealy, Vernon L. Smith, Margaret Smith, and Thomas Smith, Defendants, Of whom Natasha Shealy is the Appellant. In the interest of a minor under the age of eighteen.
Melinda Inman Butler, of The Butler Law Firm, of Union, for Appellant. Rosemerry Felder-Commander, of the South Carolina Department of Social Services, of Laurens, for Respondent. Marcus Wesley Meetze, of Law Office of Marcus W. Meetze, LLC, of Simpsonville, for the Guardian ad Litem.
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. Appeal From Laurens County
Mindy W. Zimmerman, Family Court Judge
AFFIRMED
Melinda Inman Butler, of The Butler Law Firm, of Union, for Appellant. Rosemerry Felder-Commander, of the South Carolina Department of Social Services, of Laurens, for Respondent. 2 Marcus Wesley Meetze, of Law Office of Marcus W. Meetze, LLC, of Simpsonville, for the Guardian ad Litem. PER CURIAM: Natasha Shealy (Mother) appeals the family court's judicial review order that placed custody of her minor child (Child) with a relative; allowed the Department of Social Services to close its case and forego providing further services; permitted Mother visitation with Child when Child's therapist recommended it; and instructed Mother, Child, and their therapists to work on Mother and Child's relationship. See S.C. Code Ann. § 63-7-1700 (Supp. 2019); S.C. Code Ann. § 63-7-1640 (Supp. 2019). 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 Mother's counsel. AFFIRMED. THOMAS, HILL, and HEWITT, JJ., concur.