J.W. v. D.W.

MURDOCK, Judge.

This matter was initiated on June 30, 2000, when B.K.W., the natural father, filed a petition seeking custody of his three-year-old daughter, S.D.W. In his petition, the father alleged that J.W., the natural mother and custodian of the child, had been neglectful in caring for the child, and that placing the child in his custody would serve the best interests of the child. Several days after he filed his petition, the mother filed a separate action seeking to establish paternity and seeking child support. The juvenile court set the father’s petition for a hearing on July 24,…