Woodson v. Golden

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

Sherman Woodson and Mary Ann Woodson,       
Appellants,

v.

Steven Todd Golden,       
Respondent.

Appeal From Anderson County

Georgia V. Anderson, Family Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2004-UP-034

Submitted January 12, 2004 – Filed January
20, 2004

AFFIRMED

J. Franklin McClain, of Anderson and Roxy Rae Beagley, of
Clemson, for Appellants.

Cynthia Barrier Castengera, of Newland, J. Mark Taylor,
of West Columbia, and Michael E. Easterday, of Greenville, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Sherman Woodson and Mary Ann
Woodson appeal from a family court order denying their request for court-ordered
visitation with their grandchild.  We affirm
[1] pursuant to Rule 220, SCACR, and the following authorities: 
Troxel v. Granville, 530 U.S. 57 (2000) (stating that a court must presume
that a fit parent’s decision is in the child’s best interest; and provided that
parent is a fit parent, there will normally be no reason for the State to interfere); 
Camburn v. Smith, 355 S.C. 574, 586 S.E.2d 565 (2003) (finding that before
visitation may be awarded over a parent’s objection the parent must be shown
to be unfit by clear and convincing evidence, or there must be evidence of compelling
circumstances).

AFFIRMED.

HEARN, C.J., HOWARD and KITTRIDGE, JJ., concur.

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