MICHAEL P. v. GREENVILLE COUNTY DSS

No. 4621.

385 S.C. 407 (2009)

684 S.E.2d 211

MICHAEL P. and Lisa P., Appellants, v. GREENVILLE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Roy H., James T., John Doe, Tiniki J., and Erin S., Defendants, Of whom Greenville County Department of Social Services, Roy H., Tiniki J., and Erin S. are the Respondents. Baby M., a minor under the age of 14 years.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided October 2, 2009.

Rehearing Denied October 22, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Holmes, of Greenville, for Appellants.

Deborah Murdock, of Mauldin; Jennifer L. Coyle, Margaret Chamberlain, and Symmes Watkins Culbertson, all of Greenville; for Respondents.

Jefferson Glenn Wood, of Greenville, for Guardian Ad Litem.


PER CURIAM.

Michael and Lisa P. (Appellants) appeal from an order of the family court finding they lacked standing to petition the court to adopt their former foster child (Child). Because Appellants previously declined to adopt Child and the Department of Social Services (DSS) has since placed Child in a new, pre-adoptive home, we affirm.1

FACTS

On January 19, 2007, Child was...

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