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S.C. DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES v. HYATT

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277 S.C. 152 (1981)

283 S.E.2d 445

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Appellant, v. Debra Lane HYATT and Carla Faith Hyatt, a minor under the age of seven years, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

October 12, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vinton D. Lide and Stephen L. Elliott, Columbia, for appellant.

A. LaFon LeGette, Jr., Latta, and L. Casey Manning, Dillon, for respondents.

October 12, 1981.

Per Curiam:

The South Carolina Department of Social Services appeals from a circuit court order directing it to pay for services rendered by a guardian ad litem for a minor child and the court-appointed attorney of the child's mother in its unsuccessful action to terminate the parental rights of Debra Lane Hyatt. It contends that the family court lacked authority to order it to pay such fees in the absence of legislative appropriations...

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