THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE.� IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

South Carolina Department of Social Services, Respondent,

v.

Wanda M. and John Doe, Defendants.

Of Whom Wanda M. is the Appellant.

In the Interest of E.M., a Minor Child under the age of 18.

Appeal From Clarendon County
Robert S. Armstrong, Family Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2010-UP-004
Submitted December 1, 2009 � Filed January 12, 2010���

Affirmed

Charles Thomas Brooks, of Sumter, for Appellant.

Cherolyn Roselle Allen, of Manning, for Respondent.

Tara A. Leaphart, of Manning, for Guardian Ad Litem.

PER CURIAM: Wanda M. appeals the family court's order terminating her parental rights to her minor child.� See S.C. Code Ann. � 63-7-2570 (2008).� Upon a thorough review of the record and the family court's findings of fact and conclusions of law, pursuant to Ex Parte Cauthen, 291 S.C. 465, 354 S.E.2d 381 (1987), we find no meritorious issues warrant briefing.� Accordingly, we affirm the family court's ruling.��

AFFIRMED.[1]

WILLIAMS, KONDUROS, JJ., and CURETON, A.J., concur.

[1] We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.