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

No. 23995.

439 S.E.2d 854 (1994)

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Appellant, v. Kathleen THARP and Albert Tharp, Defendants. Ex parte Janne B. OSBORNE, Attorney for Kathleen Tharp, and M. Elizabeth Rhoad, Guardian ad Litem for Kathleen Tharp, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided January 17, 1994.

Rehearing Denied February 16, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth K. Stricklin, of South Carolina Dept. of Social Services, Columbia, for appellant.

Janne B. Osborne, Orangeburg, for respondent Kathleen Tharp.

M. Elizabeth Rhoad, of Bamberg, Guardian ad Litem for respondent Kathleen Tharp.

CHANDLER, Justice:

The South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) was successful in terminating the parental rights of Kathleen Tharp (Mother) and Albert Tharp (Father).1 Family Court ordered DSS to pay the fees of both the attorney and Guardian ad Litem (GAL) appointed to represent Mother. DSS appeals the assessment of fees.

We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand.

FACTS

Mother...

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