SCDSS v. Michelle D.

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

South Carolina
Department of Social Services, Respondent,

v.

Michelle D. C.,
Robert E. W., Defendants,

Of whom
Michelle D. C. is the, Appellant.

In the
interest of a minor child under the age of 18 years.

Appeal From Spartanburg County

 James F. Fraley, Jr., Family Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2012-UP-008

Submitted January 2, 2012 – Filed January
12, 2012

AFFIRMED

Griffin Littlejohn Lynch, of Spartanburg, for Appellant.

Deborah  Murdock, of Mauldin, for Respondent.

Michael Todd Thigpen, of Spartanburg, for Guardian ad Litem.

PER CURIAM: Michelle D. C. appeals from the family court's final order
terminating her parental rights to her minor child.  See S.C. Code Ann. § 63-7-2570 (2010).  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 that warrant briefing.  Accordingly,
we affirm the family court's ruling.

AFFIRMED.[1]

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

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