SC Department of Social Services v. Partman

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

South Carolina Department of Social Services,       
Respondent,

v.

Pamela Partman, John Whitmire, Ontorio C.
Waymyers, Sr. and John Doe,

Child Ontorio C. Waymyers DOB:  2/11/98,       
Defendants,

of whom Pamela Partman is       
Appellant.

Appeal From Richland County

Leslie K. Riddle, Family Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-769

Submitted October 15, 2003 – Filed December
31, 2003

AFFIRMED

William H. Floyd, III, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Charlie Blake, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Alice D. Potter, of Columbia, for Guardian Ad Litem.

PER CURIAM:  Pamela Partman appeals the
termination of her parental rights to her minor child born February 11, 1998. 
The family court found the child had lived outside Partman’s care for a period
exceeding six months, and during this time Partman willfully failed to visit
the child and willfully failed to support the child.  S.C. Code Ann. § 20-7-1572(3),
(4) (Supp. 2002).  The family court also found it to be in the child’s best
interests to terminate Partman’s parental rights. 

Pursuant to Ex parte Cauthen, 291 S.C. 465,
354 S.E.2d 381 (1987), Partman’s counsel attached to the record of the family
court proceedings an affidavit stating his belief that the appeal lacks merit. 
Partman did not file a pro se response to counsel’s affidavit.

Upon reviewing the record and the family court’s determination
in its entirety, we find no meritorious issues warranting briefing.  Accordingly,
the family court’s decision is

AFFIRMED.

HUFF, STILWELL, and BEATTY, JJ., concur.