DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES v. TRAN

Opinion No. 5445.

418 S.C. 308 (2016)

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Respondent, v. Ngoc TRAN and Thomas Nguyen, Defendants, Of Whom Ngoc Tran is the Appellant. In the interest of a minor child under the age of eighteen.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Filed October 10, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kimberly Yancey Brooks , of Kimberly Y. Brooks, Attorney at Law, of Greenville, for Appellant.

Kathleen J. Hodges , of South Carolina Department of Social Services, of Anderson, for Respondent.

Brittany Dreher Senerius , of Senerius & Tye, Attorneys at Law, of Anderson, for the Guardian ad Litem.


Ngoc Tran (Mother), a Georgia resident, appeals the family court's order terminating her parental rights to her minor daughter (Child). On appeal, Mother argues the family court (1) lacked subject matter jurisdiction under the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) and (2) erred in finding clear and convincing evidence...

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