Summerville, SC
Child abuse Lawyer at Summerville, SC
Practice Areas: Child Abuse, Family, Foreclosure
OUTCOME: Family Court Affirmed
Samantha R. appealed from the family court's final order terminating her parental rights to her minor child. See S.C. Code Ann. § 63-7-2570 (2010). The Court affirmed the family court's ruling.
OUTCOME: Reversed and remanded to family court.
The Department of Social Services (DSS) filed an intervention action against Randy S. (Father) and Dawn S. (Mother). Subsequently, Mother consented to a finding that she neglected her two minor childr ... en (Children). Following a merits hearing, the family court issued an order (1) finding Father neglected or abused Children; (2) awarding custody of Children to his sister, Sandra B. (Aunt); (3) only allowing Father supervised visitation with Children; and (4) permitting DSS to close its case. The Court reversed and remanded.
OUTCOME: Court of Appeals Affirmed
South Carolina Supreme Court granted certiorari to review the decision of the Court of Appeals in Pearson v. The Church of God, 318 S.C. 417, 458 S.E.2d 68 (Ct.App.1995), which held that the lower cour ... t erred by adjudicating this "quintessentially ecclesiastical" matter, in violation of the United States and South Carolina Constitutions. Supreme Court affirmed in result the Court of Appeals' decision to reverse this case.
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