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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

Charleston County Department of Social Services, Respondent,

v.

Synora C., Nathaniel L., Tyrone R., Anthony W., and John  Doe, Defendants,

Of whom Nathaniel L. is the Appellant.

In the interest of one minor child.

Appeal From Charleston County
Jocelyn B. Cate, Family Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2010-UP-566
Submitted December 1, 2010 – Filed December 23, 2010   

AFFIRMED

Ellen Howard Bentz, of Charleston, for Appellant.

Bonnie T. Brisbane, of North Charleston, for Respondent.

Jennifer Ann Jordan, of Charleston, Guardian ad Litem.

PER CURIAM: Nathaniel L.appeals from the family court's order terminating his parental rights to his minor child.  See S.C. Code Ann. § 63-7-2570 (2010).  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]

FEW, C.J., HUFF, J., and LOCKEMY, J, concur. 

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