SCOTT B. v. MELISSA M.

No. 26507.

378 S.C. 452 (2008)

663 S.E.2d 58

MICHAEL SCOTT B. and Andrea M., Respondents, v. MELISSA M., Everett H., and Dylan & Grace, Minors Under the Age of Seven (7) Years, Defendants, of whom Melissa M. is Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided June 23, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Rhodes, of Burts, Turner, Rhodes and Thompson, of Spartanburg and Joseph K. Maddox, Jr., of Spartanburg, for Petitioner.

James Fletcher Thompson, of Spartanburg, for Respondents.

Susan A. Fretwell, of Fretwell Law Firm, of Spartanburg, for Guardian Ad Litem.


PER CURIAM:

Michael Scott B. and Andrea M. (respondents) filed an action in 2004 seeking to terminate Melissa M.'s (petitioner's) parental rights (TPR) and seeking to adopt petitioner's two children. After a final hearing in 2006, the family court terminated petitioner's parental rights and granted respondents' request to adopt the children. Additionally, the family court ordered respondents, the ultimate prevailing party, to pay petitioner's attorney's fees in the...

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