Legal Opinion
Duck v. Jenkins
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided December 5, 1988No. 1266PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Cureton, Judge:
The primary issue in this appeal is whether the family court abused its discretion in denying Appellant Tammie Duck’s petition for visitation with her child. We affirm.
Tammie Duck, age 23, gave birth to Ronnie Duck in 1982. Ronnie’s grandmother cared for him until early 1984 when she fell ill and Duck consented to an order transferring custody to Vivian W. Jenkins, a family acquaintance.
The custody order did not provide for visitation. For a period of time, Jenkins permitted both the mother and grandmother to visit Ronnie. A little more than a year before the hearing in this…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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