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MATTER OF FIELDS

Opinion No. 5587.

424 S.C. 627 (2018)

819 S.E.2d 160

In the MATTER OF Tynslee Elizabeth FIELDS, Deceased. Lauren Murphy, as statutory beneficiary, Appellant, v. Mark Collins, and The Estate of Tynslee Elizabeth Fields, Defendants, Of Whom Mark Collins is the Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Filed August 8, 2018.

Rehearing Denied October 18, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Marchbanks, Jr. , of The Marchbanks Law Firm, of Greenville, for Appellant.

Jessica Ann Salvini , of Salvini & Bennett, LLC, and John Magruder Read, IV , of The Read Law Firm, both of Greenville, for Respondent.

This appeal concerns the scope of S.C. Code § 15-51-40 (Supp. 2017) as it relates to an unwed father's right to share in the proceeds of the settlement of a wrongful death action arising out of a child's tragic death during delivery. Because we find evidence supporting the finding of the probate court that the father failed to reasonably...

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