Fenderson v. Evans
Decision Date | 27 November 2019 |
Docket Number | Unpublished Opinion No. 2019-UP-370,Appellate Case No. 2017-001405 |
Parties | Earnest S. Fenderson, Appellant, v. India C. Evans, Sharon DeHart, and Jim DeHart, Respondents. |
Court | South Carolina Court of Appeals |
Earnest S. Fenderson, Appellant, v. India C. Evans, Sharon DeHart, and Jim DeHart, Respondents.
Appellate Case No. 2017-001405
Unpublished Opinion No. 2019-UP-370
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Court of Appeals
Submitted October 1, 2019
November 27, 2019
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.
Appeal From Greenville County
Dana A. Morris, Family Court Judge
AFFIRMED
Nathalie M. Morgan, of Nathalie M. Morgan, LLC, and J. Falkner Wilkes, both of Greenville, for Appellant.
Shannon Matthews Chandler, of Law Office of Shannon D. Matthews, LLC, of Columbia, and Rebecca Brown West, of Harling & West, LLC, of Lexington, for Respondents Sharon DeHart and Jim DeHart.
Brian P. Johnson, of The Law Office of Brian P. Johnson, LLC, of Greenville, for Respondent India C. Evans.
PER CURIAM: Earnest S. Fenderson (Father) appeals the family court's order denying him custody of his minor child (Child) and granting custody of Child to great-grandparents of Child, Sharon DeHart and Jim DeHart. Father contends the evidence of his unfitness on which the family court relied was too remote in time and the weight of the evidence supported awarding him custody. We affirm pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities: Lewis v. Lewis, 392 S.C. 381, 384, 709 S.E.2d 650, 651 (2011) ("In appeals from the family court, the appellate court has jurisdiction to find facts in accordance with its view of the preponderance of the evidence. However, this broad scope of review does not require this [c]ourt to disregard the findings of the family court." (quoting Eason v. Eason, 384 S.C. 473, 479, 682 S.E.2d 804, 807 (2009))); Baker v. Wolfe, 333 S.C. 605, 611, 510 S.E.2d 726, 729 (Ct. App. 1998) ("Particularly whe[n] evidence is disputed, we may adhere to the findings of the trial judge, who saw and heard the witnesses and was in a superior position to judge their credibility. We should be reluctant to substitute our own evaluation of the evidence on child custody for that of the trial court." (quoting Morehouse v. Morehouse, 317 S.C. 222, 226, 452 S.E.2d 632, 634 (Ct. App. 1994))); Altman v. Griffith, 372 S.C. 388, 398, 642 S.E.2d 619, 624 (Ct. App. 2007) ("The paramount and controlling factor in every custody dispute is the best interests of the children." (quoting Nasser-Moghaddassi v. Moghaddassi, 364 S.C. 182, 191, 612 S.E.2d 707, 711 (Ct. App. 2005))); id. at 403, 642 S.E.2d at 627 ("There is no single factor that controls in a custody dispute, for the analysis is necessarily a fact-driven inquiry covering the totality of the circumstances."); Urban v. Kerscher, 423 S.C. 615, 625, 817 S.E.2d 130, 135 (Ct. App. 2018) ("'The parent must prove that he [or she] is a fit parent, able to properly care for the child and provide a good home.' In determining the natural parent's fitness, courts consider the quality of the home the natural parent can provide as well as the parent's employment stability." (quoting Moore v. Moore, 300 S.C. 75, 79, 386 S.E.2d 456, 458 (1989))); ...
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