Legal Opinion

SCDSS v. Gerardo Pimienta

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided July 31, 2026No. 2025-000590Published

1Opinion of the Court

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court South Carolina Department of Social Services, Respondent, v. Natalya Pimienta, Gerardo Pimienta, and Serge Palatkin, Defendants, Of whom Gerardo Pimienta is Appellant. Appellate Case No. 2025-000590 Appeal from Dorchester County Mandy Wilkerson Kimmons, Family Court Judge Opinion No. 28345 Heard January 13, 2026 – Filed July 31, 2026 AFFIRMED Gregory Samuel Forman, of Gregory S. Forman, PC, of Charleston, for Appellant Gerardo Pimienta. Jillian D. Ullman, of Charleston, and Alwyn Taylor Silver, of Georgetown, both for Respondent South Carolina…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Lewis v. LewisSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2011
  4. Joytime Distributors & Amusement Co. v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
  5. In Re the Appeal in Cochise County Juvenile Action No. 5666-JArizona Supreme Court · 1982

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