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

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278 S.C. 167 (1982)

293 S.E.2d 432

Anderson Dean CARPENTER and Glenna Carpenter, Appellants, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Respondent. In the Interest of Rodney Lynn CARPENTER, a minor under the age of seventeen (17) years.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

June 30, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Simpson, Rock Hill, for appellants.

Atty. Gen. Daniel R. McLeod, Asst. Atty. Gen. Lindy P. Funkhouser and Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen. Brian P. Gibbes, Columbia, and Sol. William L. Ferguson, York, for respondent.


June 30, 1982.

Per Curiam:

In this appeal Anderson Dean Carpenter and Glenna Carpenter challenge the legality of the procedure by which the South Carolina Department of Social Services removed their daughter, Rodney Lynn, from their home. The removal proceeding was initiated at the request of Rodney Lynn, who was then 16 years of age. Finding that the issues have become moot, we dismiss the appeal.

The record discloses that Rodney Lynn reached...

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