DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES v. WILSON

No. 25568.

352 S.C. 445 (2002)

574 S.E.2d 730

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Petitioner, v. Scott WILSON and Sharon Zimmer, Defendants, of whom Scott Wilson is Respondent. In the interest of a minor under the age of 18.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided December 16, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. Ness and Michael C. Tanner, of Early & Ness, of Bamberg, for petitioner.

H. Stanley Feldman, of Charleston, and Kelly M. Braithwaite, of Columbia, and for respondent.


Justice BURNETT:

The Court granted a writ of certiorari to review the decision of the Court of Appeals in South Carolina Dep't of Social Services v. Wilson, 342 S.C. 242, 536 S.E.2d 392 (Ct.App.2000). We affirm as modified.

FACTS

Pursuant to South Carolina Code Ann. § 20-7-738 (Supp. 2001), Petitioner South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) brought this...

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