SOUTH CAROLINA DSS v. GAMBLE

No. 3058.

337 S.C. 428 (1999)

523 S.E.2d 477

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Appellant, v. Benita GAMBLE and Rufus Gamble, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided October 18, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol A. Miller, of South Carolina Department of Social Services, of Beaufort, for appellant.

Rufus Gamble, of Durham, North Carolina, respondent pro se; and Wayne Yarbrough, of Svalina, Richardson & Larson, of Beaufort, for respondent, Benita Gamble.

Jamelle Magee, of Laurel Bay, for Guardian ad Litem.


PER CURIAM:

South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) appeals from a family court order dismissing its case against Benita Gamble for failure to prosecute within the time limitation prescribed by S.C.Code Ann. §§ 20-7-610(M) and 20-7-736(E). DSS contends that §§ 20-7-610(M) and 20-7-736(E) require a hearing on the merits to be scheduled, but not necessarily completed, within thirty-five days of...

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