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

No. 3570.

352 S.C. 523 (2002)

575 S.E.2d 846

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Respondent, v. Michael MEEK and Angela Meek, Defendants, Of Whom Angela Meek is the Appellant. In the Interest of Cynthia Meek (DOB: 01-27-97) and Kaitlyn Meek (12-08-99) Minors under the age of 18.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided November 25, 2002.

Rehearing Denied January 24, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren A. Kohn, of Columbia; for Appellant.

Montford Shuler Caughman, of Lexington; for Respondent.

Ann Sharry Keisler, of Lexington; for Guardian Ad Litem.

CONNOR, J.

Angela Meek (Mother) appeals the family court's decision to grant temporary custody of her two minor daughters to the South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS). We reverse and remand.

FACTS

On April 20, 2000, the Lexington County Department of Social Services sought an ex parte order granting it temporary emergency physical custody of the two daughters of Mother and Michael Meek (Father). The family court found that Father, while...

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