SC Department of Social Services v. Jones

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

South Carolina Department of Social Services,       
Respondent,

v.

Shemika Jones, Aaron Robinson, Marvin Etheridge, Samuel Harmon and John
Doe and, Alexander A. Jones, Marvina C. Jones, and Tyrisha Iqua Jones,       
Defendants,

of whom Shemika Jones is,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Richland County

Leslie K. Riddle, Family Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-678

Submitted September 17, 2003 – Filed
November 18, 2003

AFFIRMED

Lawrence S. Kerr, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Charlie Blake Jr., of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Shemika Jones appeals the termination
of her parental rights to her minor children.  The family court found Jones
had failed to support the children.  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
Jones’ parental rights and place the children for adoption.

Pursuant to Ex parte Cauthen, 291 S.C. 465,
354 S.E.2d 381 (1987), Jones’ counsel attached to the record of the family court
proceedings an affidavit stating his belief that the appeal lacks merit.  Jones
did not file a pro se response to counsel’s affidavit.

Upon reviewing 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.
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HUFF, STILWELL, and BEATTY, JJ., concur.

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