Katherine Coleman v. Kristin Fields Coleman

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.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

Katherine Coleman and Lewis Coleman, Respondents,

v.

Kristin Fields Coleman and W., a minor under the age of
fourteen (14) years, Defendants,

Of whom Kristin Fields Coleman is the Appellant,

v.

Leslie Fields and Tony Fields, Respondents.

Appellate Case No. 2023-001501

Appeal From Saluda County
Huntley S. Crouch, Family Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2024-UP-291
Submitted July 29, 2024 – Filed July 30, 2024

AFFIRMED

John Brandt Rucker and Allyson Sue Rucker, both of
The Rucker Law Firm, LLC, of Greenville, for
Appellant.
Rebecca West, of Harling & West, LLC, of Lexington;
and Nettie ElizaBeth Branham, of Law Office of N.
ElizaBeth D. Branham, LLC, of West Columbia, both for
Respondents Katherine Coleman and Lewis Coleman.

Bradley Wilson Knott, of Law Office of Bradley W.
Knott, LLC, of Greenwood, for Respondents Leslie
Fields and Tony Fields.

Amber Cary Fulmer, of Jewitte Dooley Law, LLC, of
Lexington, as Guardian ad Litem.

PER CURIAM: Kristin Fields Coleman appeals the family court's final order
terminating her parental rights to her minor child and granting the child's adoption
by Katherine Coleman and Lewis Coleman. 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. 1

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

1
We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.