January 3, 2017
The December 30, 2016 Court of Appeals opinion in SCDSS v. Nelson, 419 S.C. 142, 795 S.E.2d 871 (Ct. App. 2016), reversed the termination of
Court of Appeals vacates removal and TPR orders due to lack of subject matter jurisdiction
October 18, 2016
In the October 10, 2016 opinion in SCDSS v. Tran, 418 S.C. 308, 792 S.E.2d 254 (Ct.App. 2016), the South Carolina Court of Appeals vacated
Abandoning children but fighting termination of parental rights
November 30, 2015
I recently took a phone call from a mother who’d just been served with termination of parental rights (TPR)/stepmother adoption action. A few years earlier
Court of Appeals reverses termination of parental rights because child not eligible for adoption
May 13, 2015
The May 12, 2015 Court of Appeals opinion in SCDSS v. Williams, 412 S.C. 458, 772 S.E.2d 279 (Ct.App. 2015), reverses the family court’s decision to
Two recent unpublished termination of parental rights opinions that should have been published
April 2, 2015
Within the past week the South Carolina Court of Appeals has issued two unpublished opinions reversing two family court decisions to terminate a parent’s parental
It can be counterproductive to fight grounds in termination of parental rights cases
January 28, 2015
A party bringing a termination of parental rights (TPR) case must prove, by clear and convincing evidence, both a statutory ground under S.C. Code §
Court of Appeals affirms strict compliance with adoption consent requirements
August 4, 2014
The August 4, 2014 Court of Appeal opinion in Brown v. Baby Girl Harper, 409 S.C. 470, 761 S.E.2d 779 (Ct. App. 2014), affirmed a
I think they call this chutzpah
March 27, 2014
The March 27, 2014 Supreme Court opinion SCDSS v. Michelle G., 407 S.C. 499, 757 S.E.2d 388 (2014), addresses a 14th Amendment challenge to South Carolina’s termination of
