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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

South Carolina Department of Social Services, Respondent,

   v.

Cathryn M., a/k/a Cathryn T.M., and Frank M.,  Defendants,

Of Whom Frank M. is the Appellant.

In the interest of M.M., J.M., and T.M., three minor children under the age of 18.

Appeal From Georgetown County
Jan Bromell Holmes, Family Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2010-UP-213
Submitted March 1, 2010 – Filed March 15, 2010   

AFFIRMED

J. Samuel Scoville, of Georgetown, for Appellant.

Ernest J. Jarrett, of Kingstree, for Respondent.

Terrance R. Real, of Surfside Beach, Guardian Ad Litem.

PER CURIAM: Frank M. appeals from the family court's final order terminating his parental rights to his minor children.  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 and grant counsel's petition to be relieved.

AFFIRMED.[1]

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

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