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DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES v. LEDFORD

No. 3734.

357 S.C. 371 (2004)

593 S.E.2d 175

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Plaintiff, v. Carolina LEDFORD, James P. Berlin, and Leigha Berlin, DOB 02/02/93, Defendants. Of Whom South Carolina Department of Social Services is, Respondent, and James P. Berlin is, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided February 2, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ziva Peleg Bruckner, of Augusta, for Appellant.

Dennis M. Gmerek, of Aiken, for Respondent.

Lark W. Jones, of N. Augusta, for Guardian Ad Litem.

HEARN, C.J.:

The South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) brought this termination of parental rights (TPR) action against Carolina Ledford (Mother) and James Berlin (Father). The family court terminated the parental rights of both parties, and Father appeals.

FACTS

In 1993, the parties' daughter, Leigha, was born. Three years later, Father was convicted of first-degree forgery and incarcerated in Georgia. Shortly thereafter, Father was...

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