Rock v. Rock

WORKMAN, Justice.

Appellant Searene Rock appeals the dismissal of a petition filed in the Circuit Court of Pendleton County' pursuant to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (“UC-CJA”), West Virginia Code §§ 48-10-1 to -26 (1995), challenging a Maryland court order that transferred custody of the parties’ daughter, Willow Red Wing, to Appellee Orval Rock. After fully reviewing this matter, we affirm the lower court’s determination that Maryland had jurisdiction to render the initial custody determination.

Appellant, the mother of Willow, first initiated the West Virginia proceedings at…