Lancaster v. Benn

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

Gerald Lancaster,       
Appellant,

v.

Lovern Benn,       
Respondent.

Appeal From Richland County

George M. McFaddin, Jr., Family Court
Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-566

Submitted July 15, 2003 – Filed September 30, 2003

AFFIRMED

Mr. Gerald Lancaster, Sr., of Columbia, Pro Se,
for Appellant.

Ms. Lovern Benn, of Columbia, Pro Se, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Gerald Lancaster, Sr. (Father)
appeals pro se from the family court’s order setting his child
support payments at $203 per week and requiring him to arrange and pay for a
paternity test.  We affirm [1]
pursuant to Rule 220, SCACR, and the following authorities:  Humbert
v. State, 345 S.C. 332, 548 S.E.2d 862 (2001) (requiring issues to be raised
to and ruled upon by the trial court to be preserved for appellate review);
Glasscock, Inc. v. U.S. Fidelity and Guar. Co., 348 S.C. 76, 81, 557
S.E.2d 689, 691 (Ct. App. 2001) (“South Carolina law clearly states that short,
conclusory statements made without supporting authority are deemed abandoned
on appeal and therefore not presented for review.”); Rule 17(a), FCRCP (“In
domestic relations matters, even though the defendant does not file an answer
. . . [t]he defendant may be heard at the merits hearing on issues of custody
of children, visitation, alimony, support, equitable distribution, and counsel
fees.”).

AFFIRMED.

HEARN, C.J., CONNOR and ANDERSON, JJ., concur.

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