Albert v. Blackwell

Gardner, Judge:

This is a paternity case; the trial judge found that appellant mother failed to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the respondent is the father of the child. We affirm.

In appeals from the family court, we may determine the issues in keeping with our view of the preponderance of the evidence. Edwards v. Harris, S. C., 304 S. E. (2d) 638 (1983); Townes Associates, Ltd. v. City of Greenville, 266 S. C. 81, 221 S. E. (2d) 773 (1976). However, our duty to review the challenged findings of fact does not require us to ignore the fact that the trial judge, who saw and…