Lovejoy v. Halstead

In this appeal from the Circuit Court of Boone County, Robin Lovejoy challenges the court’s final judgment denying her petition for modification of child support. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse.

The appellant gave birth to a female child, Christa Dawn Lovejoy, on September 20, 1975. She was unmarried at the time. On November 6, 1975, the appellant and Kevin Reed Halstead applied for a birth *261certificate for the child. On the birth certificate they were both named as parents.

Pursuant to former W.Va.Code, 48-7-1 [1969] the appellant obtained a warrant charging Kevin Halstead with…