SC Department of Social Services v. David T.

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.

David T., Carrie T., and Robert T.,[1] Defendants,

Of whom David T. is the Appellant.

Appeal From Greenville County

 R. Kinard Johnson, Jr., Family Court
Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2007-UP-301

Submitted June 1, 2007 – Filed June 8,
2007

AFFIRMED

Amos A. Workman, of Greenville, for
Appellant.

Scarlet Moore, of Greenville, for
Respondent.

PER CURIAM: This appeal arises from the termination of the parental
rights of David T.  The family court found his parental rights should be
terminated on three grounds: 1) failure to remedy the conditions which led to
removal; 2) David T. has a diagnosable condition which makes it unlikely he can
provide minimally acceptable care of the child; and 3) the child has been in
DSS’ custody for fifteen of twenty-two months.  Additionally, the family court
found termination was in the best interest of the child.  See S.C. Code
Ann. § 20-7-1572 (Supp. 2006).

After
a thorough review of the record pursuant to Ex Parte Cauthen, 291 S.C.
465, 354 S.E.2d 381 (1987), we affirm[2] the family court’s ruling and grant counsel’s petition to be relieved.

AFFIRMED.

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

[1] The names of the minor children and the
respective defendants have been changed to protect the minors’ identities.

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