SC Department of Social Services

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

South Carolina Department of Social Services,       
Respondent,

v.

Jessica Forelifer and Christopher Ashton Boyer, and Caitlyn Boyer, DOB
7-21-99, Minor Under the Age of 18,       
Defendants,

of whom Christopher Ashton Boyer is       
Appellant.

Appeal From Hampton County

Jane D. Fender, Family Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2004-UP-035

Submitted October 15, 2003 – Filed January
20, 2004

AFFIRMED

Robert N. Hill, of Newberry, for Appellant.

Daniel W. Luginbill, of Bamberg, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Christopher Boyer appeals the
termination of his parental rights to his minor child born July 21, 1999.  The
family court found that Boyer had failed to support, visit, or contact the child. 
S.C. Code Ann. § 20-7-1572(3), (4), and (8) (Supp. 2002).  The family court
also found it to be in the child’s best interests to terminate Boyer’s parental
rights. 

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

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