South Carolina Department of Social Services v. Cochran

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• explaining that generally, an appellate court will \uphold the chain of custody if the safeguards instituted ensure the integrity of the evidence\
• stating the fundamental purpose of terminating parental rights is to provide the greatest possible protection for a child whose parents are unwilling or unable to provide adequate care for the physical and emotional needs of the child
• \Whether the chain of custody has been established as far as practicable . . . depends on the unique factual circumstances of each case.\
• \Whether the chain of custody has been established as far as practicable . . . depends on the unique factual circumstances of each case.\
• \Parental rights warrant vigilant protection under the law and due process mandates a fundamentally fair procedure when the state seeks to terminate the parent-child relationship.\
• \Parental rights warrant vigilant protection under the law and due process mandates a fundamentally fair procedure when the state seeks to terminate the parent-child relationship.\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).