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.

Shannon S. G., James D. S. AKA Darryl S., and John Doe, Defendants,

Of whom Shannon S. G. is the Appellant.

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

Appeal From Darlington County
Roger E. Henderson, Family Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No.� 2011-UP-431
Submitted October 1, 2011 � Filed October 10, 2011

AFFIRMED

Penny Hays Cauly, of Florence, for Appellant.

Elizabeth Biggerstaff York, of Hartsville, for Respondent.

Robbie Forrester Gardner, III, of Hartsville, for Guardian ad Litem.

PER CURIAM: Shannon S. G. appeals from the family court's final order terminating her parental rights to her 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]

HUFF, PIEPER, and LOCKEMY, JJ., concur.

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