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

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287 S.C. 554 (1986)

340 S.E.2d 149

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Respondent v. Rebecca Ann VANDERHORST and John Doe, Appellants. In the Interest of Wyatt VANDERHORST and Rory Vanderhorst, minor children.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided February 7, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Hoyt Rowell, III, Charleston, for appellant, Rebecca Ann Vanderhorst.

Thomas E. Mosley, of S.C. Dept. of Social Services, Columbia, for respondent.

Heard Jan. 6, 1986.

Decided Feb. 7, 1986.

CHANDLER, Justice:

An indigent mother (Vanderhorst) contends the Family Court's failure to appoint counsel in the series of proceedings leading to the termination of her parental rights was a violation of due process and South Carolina statutory law.

We agree and remand for a full adjudicatory rehearing.

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In July, 1980, the South Carolina...

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