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SOUTH CAROLINA DSS v. DOE

No. 3109.

338 S.C. 618 (2000)

527 S.E.2d 771

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Appellant, v. John DOE, whose true name is unknown, and Jamie Doe, DOB: 3-26-85, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided February 7, 2000.

Rehearing Denied May 13, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Celeste Moore, of South Carolina Department of Social Services, of Columbia, for appellant.

Randall K. Mullins, of Mullins Law Firm, of North Myrtle Beach, for respondent.

HUFF, Judge:

In this adoption case, the South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) appeals from an order of the family court requiring service by publication upon a putative father to include the name of the biological mother. We reverse.

Jamie Doe (the child) was born on March 26, 1985, in Conway, South Carolina. DSS took the child into protective custody in September 1992, due to allegations of physical and medical neglect. The child was placed in...

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