In Re S.W.

This case is before the Court upon the appeal of the final order of the Circuit Court of Berkeley County, West Virginia, entered on March 12,2013. This is a child abuse and neglect matter brought against Respondent Father John W. 1 concerning his infant daughter, S.W. In this appeal, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (“DHHR”) and the guardian ad litem on behalf of S.W. contend that the circuit court erred by directing the DHHR to develop a plan for reunification between the child and father. The non-offending Respondent Mother Jamie W. filed a brief in support of the…