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SCDSS v. GERALD

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293 S.C. 72 (1987)

358 S.E.2d 712

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Appellant v. Edgar and Eunice GERALD, Respondents. In the Interest of ANGELA G., a minor under the age of eighteen years.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided July 20, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sol. James C. Anders and Asst. Sol. Thomas M. Neal, III, Columbia, for appellant.

John Mason, Columbia, for respondents.

John M. Williamson, Columbia, for Angela G.

Francenia B. Heizer and Carolyn Stringer, of Guardian ad litem Project, Columbia, for Dottie Ingram, Guardian ad litem for Angela G.

Heard June 11, 1987.

Decided July 20, 1987.

HARWELL, Justice:

The family court ordered the South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) to place Angela G. in a long-term residential treatment facility (Devereaux) in Georgia at a cost of approximately $85,000 per year. DSS appeals.

Angela G., a victim of emotional abuse, was placed in DSS's custody in 1984. By June, 1986, she had been in approximately 15 different group homes, foster homes...

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