State Ex Rel. Diva P. v. Kaufman

490 S.E.2d 642 (1997)

200 W.Va. 555

STATE of West Virginia ex rel. DIVA P., and the State of West Virginia, Petitioners,

v.

Honorable Tod J. KAUFMAN, Judge of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, and Sherry P., Respondents.

No. 23928.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Submitted February 25, 1997.

Decided July 11, 1997.

Concurring Opinion of Chief Justice Workman July 22, 1997.

Marilyn T. McClure, McQueen, Harmon, Potter & Cleek, Charleston, for Petitioner Diva P.

William C. Forbes, Prosecuting Attorney, Brenda Waugh, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Charleston, for Petitioner State of West…