Legal Opinion

Richland County Department of Social Services v. Earles

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided February 23, 1998No. 24768PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BURNETT, Justice:

Appellant, Venorris Earles (Mother), appeals the order terminating her parental rights. We affirm.

FACTS

In February 1995, Richland County Department of Social Services (DSS) brought this action seeking to terminate Mother’s parental rights. DSS also sought to terminate the parental rights of the children’s fathers in this action. After the termination of parental rights hearing, the family court judge found Mother’s parental rights should be terminated pursuant to S.C.Code Ann. § 20-7-1572(1) & (2) (1976 as amended) and the fathers’ parental rights should be terminated…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Greenville County Department of Social Services v. BowesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1993
  2. Hopkins v. South Carolina Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1993

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Hooper v. RockwellSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
  2. Adoptive Couple v. Baby GirlSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2012
  3. South Carolina Department of Social Services v. CochranSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2005
  4. DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERV. v. HeaddenSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2003
  5. South Carolina Department of Social Services v. WilsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2002

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