Pratt v. South Carolina Department of Social Services

Sanders, Chief Judge:

Rex Pratt and Charles Baxley were appointed by the Kershaw County Family Court to represent minor children as either counsel or guardian ad litem in three separate abuse and neglect proceedings. In two of the three cases the South Carolina Department of Social Services was ordered to pay the fees of the attorney or guardian ad litem. When the Department subsequently refused to do so, Pratt and Baxley initiated contempt proceedings. They appeal the order of the Family Court refusing to hold the Department in contempt. We affirm.

The Department did not appeal the two orders…