S.C. D.S.S. v. MOTHER EX REL. MINOR CHILD

No. 4294.

375 S.C. 276 (2007)

651 S.E.2d 622

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Respondent, v. MOTHER, In the Interest of MINOR CHILD Daughter, DOB 06/14/01, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided September 18, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Holler, of Sumter, for appellant.

Deborah Truett Nielsen, of Sumter, for respondent.


WILLIAMS, J.

Mother appeals the family court's termination of her parental rights (TPR) to her daughter (Daughter). Mother suffers from mild mental retardation and argues TPR is inappropriate because the Department of Social Services (DSS) failed to offer specialized services due to Mother's condition. We disagree.

FACTS

On August 29, 2000, the family court issued an ex parte order, granting emergency protective custody of Mother's son (Son...

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