Legal Opinion
Sams v. Boston
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided August 2, 1989No. 18539Published
1Opinion of the Court
384 S.E.2d 151 (1989)
Tina Ruth SAMS, formerly Tina Ruth Boston
v.
Geary Lee BOSTON.
No. 18539.
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
July 27, 1989.
Concurring Opinion August 2, 1989.
Richard A. Bush, Bush & Trippel, Parkersburg, for Geary Lee Boston.
George E. Lantz, Lantz, Palmer, Tebay & Reed, Parkersburg, for Ruth Sams.
McHUGH, Justice:
This appeal presents an important question under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act and under the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act, specifically, whether a state remains the "home state" of children under those two Acts, for a reasonable period of…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Bennett v. JeffreysNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Thompson v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Hooks v. HooksCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Nehra v. UhlarNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Garska v. McCoyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
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