an appointed attorney apparently unilaterally terminated his representation of Mother. The Rules of Professional Conduct could not be clearer that ‘‘[a] lawyer must comply with applicable law requiring notice to or permission of a tribunal when terminating a representation.” Rule 1.16, RPC, Rule 407, SCACR. Furthermore, attorneys have a duty to communicate with their clients. See Rule 1.4, RPC, Rule 407, SCACR. 8 . We note that Mother made a conclusory assertion in her brief that the family court erred in considering Child's best interest prior to determining whether a statutory ground for termination existed. Mother failed to raise that issue to the family court, and thus it is not preserved for our review. Hoffman v. Powell, 298 S.C. 338, 340 n. 2, 380 S.E.2d 821, 822 n. 2 (1989)
holding that court will not consider issue raised for first time on appeal holding that an issue not raised in the trial court cannot be raised for the first time on appeal holding that errors not raised before the trial court will not generally be considered on appeal holding that a claim not raised before the trial court will not be considered for the first time on appeal holding claims raised for first time on appeal will not be considered absent exceptional circumstances