Joiner ex rel. Rivas v. Rivas
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
HEARN, Judge:
Delores Rivas, the mother, appeals from a family court order terminating her parental rights to her son, Robert Alex Rivas, based on findings that: (1) the child was removed from the mother’s home pursuant to South Carolina Code section 20-7-736 (Supp.1998), and remained outside the home for more than six months, and the mother failed to remedy the conditions which caused the removal; and (2) the mother suffers from a diagnosable condition unlikely to change within a reasonable period of time. We vacate and remand.
FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The facts of this case are largely…
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Galloway v. GallowaySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1967
- Greenville County Department of Social Services v. BowesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1993
- South Carolina Department of Social Services v. VanderhorstSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1986
- Caughman v. CaughmanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1965
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- Joiner Ex Rel. Rivas v. RivasSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
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