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

No. 23843.

429 S.E.2d 807 (1993)

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Respondent, v. Kitty Oree SMITH, Eddie Dean Smith, Chrissy Smith (DOB: 9/16/85), and Louise Smith (DOB: 11/27/87), of whom Kitty Oree Smith and Eddie Dean Smith are Appellants.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided April 19, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Perry D. Boulier, of Holcombe, Bomar, Cothran and Gunn, P.A., Spartanburg, for appellants.

Warran A. Kohn, Columbia, for respondent.


CHANDLER, Associate Justice.

Kitty and Eddie Smith (Parents) appeal an Order terminating their parental rights. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

Kitty and Eddie Smith have two daughters, Chrissy, born September 16, 1985, and Louise, born November 27, 1987. Both Parents suffer from mild mental retardation.

In August of 1990, the children were removed from Parents' home after allegations that Chrissy...

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