Hopkins v. Yarbrough

McHugh, Justice:

This action is before this Court upon the petition of Joan Claire Hopkins (hereinafter “appellant”) for an appeal from the final orders of the Circuit Court of Cabell County, West Virginia. The circuit court held that inasmuch as the present husband of the appellant had adopted the appellant’s two minor children, the appellee, Allen H. Yarbrough, III, was relieved from all obligations to the children including arrearages in child support. This Court has before it the petition for appeal, all matters of record and the briefs and argument of counsel.

According to the petition,…