In Re Travis W.

MAYNARD, Justice:

The appellant, Steve W., appeals the May 12, 1999 order of adjudication and disposition entered by the Circuit Court of Berkeley County, West Virginia. The appellant contends he received no notice that the circuit court would proceed immediately to disposition following the adjudication hearing. He also contends the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) did not file a child’s case plan and that the circuit court wrongly determined he abandoned his child, Travis W. Because the West Virginia Rules of Procedure for Child Abuse and Neglect mandate that…