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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

South Carolina Department of Social Services, Respondent,

v.

Kelley S. and Wade S., III, Defendants,

of whom Kelley S. is the Appellant.

In the Interest of: E.R.H.
and J.D.B., both minor
children under the age of 18.


Appeal From Barnwell County
R. Kinard Johnson, Jr., Family Court Judge


Unpublished Opinion No. 2009-UP-404
Submitted August 1, 2009 – Filed August 19, 2009   


AFFIRMED


Mitchell Jerry Williams, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Amanda Frances Whittle, of Aiken, for Respondent.

Patrick  McWilliams, of Aiken, for Guardian Ad Litem.

PER CURIAM: Kelley S. appeals from the family court’s order terminating her parental rights to her minor children.  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]

HEARN, C.J., KONDUROS, J., and CURETON, A.J., concur.


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