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S.C. Dep't of Soc. Servs. v. Forte

Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Jul 18, 2024
No. 2024-UP-266 (S.C. Ct. App. Jul. 18, 2024)

Opinion

2024-UP-266 Appellate Case 2023-001909

07-18-2024

South Carolina Department of Social Services, Respondent, v. Victoria Lace Sprinter Forte a/k/a Victoria Lace Deems, Joseph Gerald Slonski, and Enoch Joshua Forte, Defendants, Of whom Victoria Lace Sprinter Forte a/k/a Victoria Lace Deems is the Appellant. In the interest of minors under the age of eighteen.

Melinda Inman Butler, of The Butler Law Firm, of Union, for Appellant. Kathryn J. Walsh, of South Carolina Department of Social Services, of Spartanburg, for Respondent. David E. Simpson, of David Simpson, Attorney and Counselor at Law, of Rock Hill, 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.

Submitted July 17, 2024

Appeal From Abbeville County Matthew P. Turner, Family Court Judge.

Melinda Inman Butler, of The Butler Law Firm, of Union, for Appellant.

Kathryn J. Walsh, of South Carolina Department of Social Services, of Spartanburg, for Respondent.

David E. Simpson, of David Simpson, Attorney and Counselor at Law, of Rock Hill, for the Guardian ad Litem.

PER CURIAM.

Victoria Lace Sprinter Forte a/k/a Victoria Lace Deems appeals the family court's final order terminating her parental rights to her minor children. 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 Forte's counsel.

AFFIRMED.

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

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


Summaries of

S.C. Dep't of Soc. Servs. v. Forte

Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Jul 18, 2024
No. 2024-UP-266 (S.C. Ct. App. Jul. 18, 2024)
Case details for

S.C. Dep't of Soc. Servs. v. Forte

Case Details

Full title:South Carolina Department of Social Services, Respondent, v. Victoria Lace…

Court:Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Date published: Jul 18, 2024

Citations

No. 2024-UP-266 (S.C. Ct. App. Jul. 18, 2024)