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.

Melissa H. and Chad Allen B., Defendants,

Of whom Melissa H. is the Appellant.

In the interest of a minor child under the age of 18.

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Appeal from Greenville County
W. Marsh Robertson, Family Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2012-UP-163
Submitted March 1, 2012 – Filed March 7, 2012   

AFFIRMED

John Newkirk, of Taylors, for Appellant.

Deborah Murdock, of Mauldin, for Respondent.

Robert Clark, of Greenville, for Guardian ad Litem.

PER CURIAM: Melissa H. appeals the family court's order terminating her parental rights.  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 motion to be relieved.

AFFIRMED.[1]

FEW, C.J., HUFF and SHORT, JJ., concur.  

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