DOE v. BABY BOY ROE

No. 3606.

353 S.C. 576 (2003)

578 S.E.2d 733

Jane DOE, Respondent, v. BABY BOY ROE, a minor under the age of fourteen (14) years, South Carolina Department of Social Services, Eric Stern and Patsy Jordan, Defendants, Of whom Patsy JORDAN is, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided March 10, 2003.

Rehearing Denied April 17, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas L. Bruce, of Greenville, for Appellant.

Robert D. Moseley, Jr., of Greenville, for Respondent.

Frances E. Duarte, of Greenville, for Guardian Ad Litem.


HEARN, C.J.:

Patsy Jordan (Mother) appeals from a family court order terminating her parental rights to minor child, Baby Boy Roe, and granting his adoption to Roe's foster mother, Jane Doe. We affirm.

FACTS/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On November 17, 1998, Mother gave birth to Roe, who had illegal drugs in his system.1 The next day, following the South Carolina Department of Social Services' (DSS) assessment that Mother...

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