South Carolina Department of Social Services v. Headden

Chief Justice TOAL:

Robin Headden (“Mother”) appeals from the family court’s termination of her parental rights to her daughter, (“Child”).1

Factual/Procedural Background

The Child was taken into emergency protective custody by law enforcement on June 23, 1996, when she was 8 years old. The police arrived at the Mother’s trailer and observed the Mother intoxicated and throwing clothes and other items out of the house through a door and a broken window. Mother testified that she was throwing out her roommate’s belongings because her roommate had failed to pay rent or bills for several months, and…