South Carolina Department of Social Services v. Beeks

BURNETT, Justice:

The trial judge issued a final written order allegedly depriving appellant of due process of law by denying her the *245opportunity to examine or cross-examine witnesses. We agree, reverse, and remand.

FACTS

Lynnette Henry (Mother) and Reginald Beeks (Father) had a romantic relationship from which a minor child was bom in March 1989. Mother and Father never married, but shared custody of the child.

In the Fall of 1994, Father, after observing a change in the child’s behavior, took the child to a pediatrician. The results of a physical examination and the child’s behavior were found…