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S.C. DSS, CHESTER CTY. DIV. v. DOSTER

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283 S.C. 532 (1984)

324 S.E.2d 86

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, CHESTER COUNTY DIVISION, Respondent, v. James E. DOSTER, Jacqueline Canupp Sweatt and Barbara J. Doster, a minor child under the age of fourteen (14) years, of whom Jacqueline Canupp Sweatt is Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided December 11, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce M. Poore, York, for appellant.

Paul E. Short, Jr., of Strickland, Short & Keels, Chester, for respondent.

Heard May 15, 1984.

Decided Dec. 11, 1984.

SHAW, Judge:

Respondent Department of Social Services brought this action to terminate parental rights of appellant Jacqueline Canupp Sweatt to her minor daughter, Barbara J. Doster. The trial court terminated Sweatt's parental rights based on a finding the Department established by a preponderance of evidence she had abandoned Barbara. Sweatt appeals. We reverse.

This action was commenced pursuant...

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