Legal Opinion
South Carolina Department of Social Services v. Smith
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided December 15, 2016No. Appellate Case No. 2015-002045; Opinion No. 5472PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Per curiam
Appellant Andrew Jack Myers (Father) appeals a family court order terminating his parental rights to his minor daughter (Child) and granting an adoption of Child to Respondents Edward and Tammy Dalsing (Foster Parents), On appeal, Father argues the family court erred by (1) finding his consent was not required for Child’s adoption, (2) terminating his parental rights, (3) granting adoption to Foster Parents while finding they lacked standing to file an adoption petition, (4) allowing Foster Parents to be parties to this action, and (5) finding Child’s permanent plan should be termination of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Smith v. Organization of Foster Families for Equality & ReformSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Quilloin v. WalcottSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by1 opinion
- S.C. Dep't of Soc. Servs. v. SmithSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2018