SCDSS v. Brown

THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE.  IT SHOULD NOT

BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING

EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 239(d)(2),
SCACR.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

South Carolina Department of Social Services, ex
rel. Jean May Hong,        Respondent,

v.

Thomas Brown is       
Appellant.

In the interest of: Annie May Brown, 10/20/1996, a
minor under the age of 18.

Appeal From Pickens County

Alvin D. Johnson, Family Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2004-UP-637

Submitted December 1, 2004 – Filed December
16, 2004

REVERSED AND REMANDED

S. Paul Aaron, of Clemson, for Appellant.

Dottie C. Ingram, of Pickens; Robert P. Lusk and Floy C. Kenyon,
both of Anderson, for Respondent.

Ann S. Miner, of Pickens, for Guardian ad
Litem.

PER CURIAM:  Thomas Brown appeals the family
court order granting Jean May Hong custody of their child.  Since the final
order is conclusory and fails to set forth specific findings as required by
Rule 26(a), SCRFC, we reverse and remand for the issuance of a proper order.
[1]  

REVERSED AND REMANDED.

HUFF, KITTREDGE, and BEATTY, JJ., concur.

[1]        We recognize that the trial judge announced his decision from
the bench, and in so doing, provided the apparent underlying basis for the
award of custody to the mother.  No findings, however, were included in the
final order, thereby precluding appellate review.