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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

Carol Wright, Respondent,

v.

Stanley Staggs and Marion Lindsey, Defendants,

Of whom Marion Lindsey is Appellant.

Appeal From Spartanburg County
�Georgia V. Anderson, Family Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2007-UP-136
Submitted April 2, 2007 � Filed April 3, 2007���

AFFIRMED

Joseph K. Maddox, Jr., of Spartanburg, for Appellant.

Michael Todd Thigpen, of Spartanburg, for Respondent.

Susan A. Fretwell, of Spartanburg, Guardian ad Litem.

PER CURIAM: �This appeal arises from the termination of parental rights hearing of Marion Lindsey to the minor children N and T.� The family court found Lindsey�s parental rights should be terminated because he was convicted of the murder of the children�s mother.� See S.C. Code Ann. � 20-7-1572(10) (Supp. 2006) (�The family court may order termination of parental rights [if] [a] parent of the child pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is convicted of the murder of the child�s other parent.�).� Additionally, the family court found termination was in the best interest of the children.� See � 20-7-1572.� After a thorough review of the record, pursuant to Ex Parte Cauthen, 291 S.C. 465, 354 S.E.2d 381 (1987), we affirm[1] the family court�s ruling and grant counsel�s petition to be relieved.�

AFFIRMED.

ANDERSON, KITTREDGE, and SHORT, JJ., concur.

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