Dunn v. Dunn

How courts have described this case

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• explaining that although South Carolina law does not give preference to blood relatives for adoption, it is nevertheless one consideration in determining the child's best interest
• noting that the best interest of the child is the ultimate consideration
• finding section 20-7-1820, the predecessor to section 63-9-1110, did not create a preference for blood relatives in adoption proceedings because the grandparent status of the appellants was but one factor in determining the child's best interests

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

7 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Dodge v. Dodge
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1998-04-20· cited 30×
• S.C. Dep't of Soc. Servs. v. Smith
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2018-05-09· cited 20×
• McCann v. Doe
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2008-04-07· cited 16×
• McCutcheon v. Charleston County Department of Social Services
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1990-08-06· cited 12×
• South Carolina Department of Social Services v. Tharp
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1994-01-17· cited 8×
• Varn v. South Carolina Department of Highways & Public Transportation
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1993-03-22· cited 7×
• Brown v. Baby Girl Harper
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2014-09-29· cited 6×

Cites

6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Galloway v. Galloway
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1967-02-28· cited 31×
• Bevis v. Bevis
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1970-06-26· cited 21×
• Chandler v. Merrell
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1987-02-02· cited 11×
• South Carolina Department of Social Services v. Hyatt
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1981-10-12· cited 7×
• Kemry v. Fox
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1979-06-07· cited 4×
• South Orange Trust Co. v. CONNER
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1955-10-05· cited 3×