SC Department of Social Services v. Ceo

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

South Carolina Department of Social Services,       
Respondent,

v.

Ronald Ceo, Jameral Ingram, Sr., John Doe, the unknown father of Rontae
A. Ceo, and Jameral F. Ingram, Jr., and Rontae A. Ceo, a child,  D/O/B
10/27/97 and Jameral F. Ingram, Jr., a child,  D/O/B 4/6/95,       
Defendants,

of whom Ronald Ceo is,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Marion County

Mary E. Buchan, Family Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-059

"Submitted November 20, 2002 – Filed
January 17, 2003   

AFFIRMED

Michael A. Meetze, of Marion, for appellant.

Timothy H. Pogue, of Marion, for respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Ronald Ceo appeals the termination
of his parental rights to his minor child born October 27, 1997.  The family
court found the child had lived outside Ceo’s home for a period exceeding six
months, and during this time Ceo had failed to support the child.  S.C. Code
Ann. § 20-7-1572(4) (Supp. 2001).  The family court also found it to be in the
child’s best interests to terminate Ceo’s parental rights and place the child
for adoption.

Pursuant to Ex parte Cauthen, 291 S.C. 465,
354 S.E.2d 381 (1987), Ceo’s counsel attached to the record of the family court
proceedings an affidavit stating his belief that the appeal lacks merit.  Ceo
filed a pro se response to counsel’s affidavit.

Upon reviewing Ceo’s brief, 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.

CONNOR, STILWELL, and HOWARD, JJ., concur.