SCDSS v. Olivia L.

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.

Olivia L.,
Calvin A., and John Doe, Defendants,

Of whom Olivia
L. and Calvin A. are the Appellants.

In the interest of four minor children under the age of 18.

Appeal From Barnwell County

Dale Moore Gable, Family Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2010-UP-398

Submitted September 1, 2010 – Filed
September 13, 2010   

AFFIRMED

Christopher J. Moore and Pete Kumala, of
Barnwell, for Appellants.

Amanda Frances Whittle, of Aiken, for
Respondent.

Patrick McWilliams, of Aiken, for Guardian
ad Litem.

PER CURIAM: Olivia L. and Calvin A. appeal from the family court's final order terminating
their parental rights to their minor children.  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 warrant briefing.  Accordingly,
we affirm the family court's ruling and grant counsel's petition to be relieved.

AFFIRMED.[1]

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

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