McGuire v. Farley

NEELY, Justice:

The appellant filed a petition in circuit court alleging his paternity of a child born out of wedlock to appellee and seeking visitation with the child. The appellee mother denied appellant’s paternity and the family law master ordered the parties to have a blood test. The mother contended, however, that the father lacked standing to maintain a paternity action under W.Va. Code, 48A-6-1 [1986]. 1 After argument, the family law master accepted the mother’s position and the circuit court agreed. The circuit court vacated the order for blood tests and held that W.Va.Code, 48A-6-1…