State ex rel. West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources v. Gibson

STARCHER, Justice:

In this paternity action appealed from the Circuit Court of Wood County, we are asked to examine whether a circuit court erred in its decision to attribute income to the child’s father, or erred in its decision not to attribute income to the child’s mother. As set forth below, we find no error and affirm the circuit court’s decision.

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Facts & Background

The child at issue in this case, Tiffany J.,1 was bom March 22, 1989. At that time Tiffany’s mother, appellee Virginia Ann Stump, was only 15 years old. Tiffany’s father, appellant Robert Lee Gibson, was 25 years old and…