THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE.� IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 239(d)(2), SCACR.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

South Carolina Department of Social Services, Respondent,

v.

Baronica S. and Kendall C., in the interest of T. S. and J. S., of whom Kendall C. is Appellant.

Appeal From Lee County
Gordon B. Jenkinson, Family Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2009-UP-023
Submitted January 2, 2009 � Filed January 13, 2009���

AFFIRMED

Charles T. Brooks, III, for Appellant.

Deborah Truett Nielsen, of Sumter, for Respondent.

Lauren Stevens, of Sumter, for Guardian Ad Litem.

PER CURIAM:� Kendall C. appeals the termination of his parental rights to T. S. and J. S.� 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 and relieve counsel.

AFFIRMED. [1]

WILLIAMS, PIEPER, and GEATHERS, JJ., concur.

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