South Carolina Department of Social Services v. Harper

Sanders, Chief Judge:

Bessie Harper, mother of two minor children, appeals a family court order terminating her parental rights. We reverse.

The Family Court Judge terminated Ms. Harper’s parental rights pursuant to then Code section 20-7-1570(2)(a) of the South Carolina Children’s Code which provided:

For the purposes of this subarticle, an abandoned child shall be:(2) When as the result of a petition filed in a court of competent jurisdiction(a) The court has previously found a child to be, a dependent or neglected child, has removed the child from the home of the parents and placed the child…