SCDSS v. Douglas G. Grill - Parental Rights Termination

South Carolina Court of Appeals

Filed March 2nd, 2026

Detected March 2nd, 2026

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The Court of Appeals of South Carolina affirmed a family court's final order terminating Douglas Grant Grill's parental rights to his minor children. This non-precedential opinion should not be cited as precedent.

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The Court of Appeals of South Carolina, in a non-precedential opinion, affirmed the family court's final order terminating Douglas Grant Grill's parental rights to his minor children. The appeal, docketed as Case No. 2025-001263, was reviewed under S.C. Code Ann. § 63-7-2570. The court found no meritorious issues warranting briefing and relieved Grill's counsel.

As this is a non-precedential opinion, it cannot be cited or relied upon as precedent in any proceeding, except as provided by Rule 268(d)(2), SCACR. This ruling pertains specifically to the case of SCDSS v. Douglas G. Grill and does not establish new legal standards or requirements for other parties. No compliance actions are required by regulated entities based on this specific ruling.

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SCDSS v. Douglas G. Grill

Court of Appeals of South Carolina

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Docket Number: 2025-001263
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
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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,

Kaylee Jo Boyer, Douglas Grant Grill, and John Doe,
Defendants,

of whom Douglas Grant Grill is the Appellant.

In the interest of minors under the age of eighteen.

Appellate Case No. 2025-001263

Appeal From Horry County
Jan B. Bromell Holmes, Family Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2026-UP-110
Submitted February 26, 2026 – Filed March 2, 2026

AFFIRMED

Melinda Inman Butler, of The Butler Law Firm, of
Union, for Appellant.

Lesley Ann O'Neal, of Law Office of Lesley Ann O'Neal,
of Conway, as the Guardian ad Litem for Appellant.
Kelly Ann Sansone-Galley, of the South Carolina
Department of Social Services, of Myrtle Beach, for
Respondent.

Michael Julius Schwartz, of Russell B. Long, PA, of
Myrtle Beach, for the Guardian ad Litem for the minor
children.

PER CURIAM: Douglas Grant Grill appeals the family court's final order
terminating his parental rights to his minor children. See S.C. Code Ann.
§ 63-7-2570 (Supp. 2025). 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 Grill's counsel.

AFFIRMED.1

WILLIAMS, C.J., and KONDUROS and VINSON, JJ., concur.

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