SCDSS v. George J.

THIS OPINION HAS NO
PRECEDENTIAL VALUE.  IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY
PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 239(d)(2), SCACR.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

South Carolina
Department of Social Services, Respondent,

v.

Heidi F.,
George J., and John Doe Defendants,

Of whom George
J. is the Appellant.

In
the interests of three minor children under the age of 18.

Appeal From Lexington County

Richard W. Chewning, III, Family Court
Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2009-UP-144

Submitted March 2, 2009 – Filed March 17,
2009  

AFFIRMED

Franklin G. Shuler, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Montford S. Caughman, of Lexington, for Respondent.

Henrietta Gill, of Leesville, for Guardian Ad Litem.

PER
CURIAM: George J. appeals
the family court's order requiring him to comply with the terms of Placement
Plan developed by the South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS).  We affirm pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the
following authorities: South Carolina Code Ann. § 63-7-1680(H) (Supp. 2008)
("[A]ny objection to the sufficiency of a plan or the process by which a
plan was developed must be made at the hearing on the plan.  Failure to request
a hearing or to enter an objection at the hearing constitutes a waiver of the
objection."); S.C. Coastal Conservation League v. SCDEC, 380 S.C.
349, 380, 669 S.E.2d 899, 915 (Ct. App. 2008) (internal citations omitted)
(stating a party cannot use a motion to alter or amend an order "to present
an issue to the court that could have been raised prior to judgment but was not
so raised"). 

AFFIRMED.[1]

HEARN, C.J., CURETON, A.J., and GOOLSBY, A.J., concur.

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