Supreme Court of South Carolina· 3/1/2010
Doe v. Roe
Citations
- 690 S.E.2d 573
- 386 S.C. 624
- 2010 S.C. LEXIS 37
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- stating the family court is in a better position “to evaluate [witness] credibility and assign comparative weight to their testimony”
- stating the family court is in a better position \to evaluate [witness] credibility and assign comparative weight to their testimony\
- acknowledging Father’s attempts to provide support and seek visitation when child was nine months old but finding such effort “came too late for it to have any significant import”
- finding the father willfully failed to visit where he was aware he was the father but he failed to request visitation, and he waited nine months old to file an action for visitation
- finding the father's failure to visit his child for nine months after the child was born signified a conscious indifference to the needs of the child, and therefore termination of parental rights was in the best interest of the child
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Judges: Waller, Toal, Beatty, Moore, Pleicones
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4 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Adoptive Couple v. Baby GirlSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2012-07-26· cited 18×
- Sanderson v. SandersonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2010-12-22· cited 15×
- South Carolina Department of Social Services v. M.R.C.L.Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2011-07-18· cited 12×
- Swain v. BollingerSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2022-01-05
Cites
7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Joiner Ex Rel. Rivas v. RivasSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2000-08-15· cited 112×
- DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERV. v. HeaddenSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2003-06-12· cited 93×
- Abernathy v. Baby BoySupreme Court of South Carolina· 1993-08-09· cited 31×
- South Carolina Department of Social Services v. SeegarsSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2006-02-27· cited 30×
- Charleston County Department of Social Services v. KingSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2006-05-22· cited 27×
- Arscott v. BaconCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2002-06-27· cited 12×
- Doe v. RoeCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2008-06-05· cited 4×
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