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BROWN v. HARPER

No. 5260.

409 S.C. 470 (2014)

761 S.E.2d 779

Jennifer BROWN, Appellant, v. Baby Girl HARPER, a minor under the age of seven, and Holly Lawrence, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided August 4, 2014.

Rehearing Denied August 14, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John S. Nichols , of Bluestein Nichols Thompson & Delgado, LLC, of Columbia; and Shannon Phillips Jones , of Shannon Jones, Attorney at Law, LLC, of Charleston, for Appellant.

James Fletcher Thompson , of James Fletcher Thompson, LLC, of Spartanburg; and Allison Boyd Bullard , of Harling & West, LLC, of Lexington, for Respondent.

Jon A. Mersereau , of Charleston, Guardian Ad Litem.

PER CURIAM:

In this adoption case, we hold the execution of a consent to adopt document must strictly comply with section 63-9-340 of the South Carolina Code (2010). We affirm the family court's determination that the consent document signed by the birth mother was rendered invalid by (1) the failure of the attorney-witness to be present when the birth mother signed the document and (2) the failure of both witnesses to observe...

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