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

Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Feb 14, 2024
No. 2024-UP-054 (S.C. Ct. App. Feb. 14, 2024)

Opinion

2024-UP-054 Appellate Case 2023-001168

02-14-2024

South Carolina Department of Social Services, Respondent, v. Merritt Miller and Charles Wayne Parker, Jr., Defendants,Of whom Merritt Miller is the Appellant. In the interest of a minor child under the age of 18.

Robert Mills Ariail, Jr., of Law Office of R. Mills Ariail, Jr., of Greenville, for Appellant. Andrew Troy Potter, of Anderson, for Respondent. Kimberly Welchel Pease, of Kimberly R. Welchel, Attorney at Law, of Seneca, 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 February 13, 2024

Appeal From Anderson County Karen F. Ballenger, Family Court Judge

Robert Mills Ariail, Jr., of Law Office of R. Mills Ariail, Jr., of Greenville, for Appellant.

Andrew Troy Potter, of Anderson, for Respondent.

Kimberly Welchel Pease, of Kimberly R. Welchel, Attorney at Law, of Seneca, for the Guardian ad Litem.

PER CURIAM

Merritt Miller 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.

AFFIRMED.

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

THOMAS, MCDONALD, and VERDIN, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

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

Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Feb 14, 2024
No. 2024-UP-054 (S.C. Ct. App. Feb. 14, 2024)
Case details for

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

Case Details

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

Court:Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Date published: Feb 14, 2024

Citations

No. 2024-UP-054 (S.C. Ct. App. Feb. 14, 2024)