State Child Support Enforcement Division Ex Rel. Young v. Prichard

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Child Support Enforcement (BCSE), appeals the May 18, 1999 order entered by the Circuit Court of Cabell County, West Virginia, which dismissed a paternity action against the ap-pellee, Edward Russell Prichard. We believe the action was wrongly dismissed and, therefore, reverse.

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Tia Marie Young and Edward Russell Prichard were married on October 24, 1992. Young apparently was pregnant at the time, a fact Prichard says was unknown to him. The couple separated after approximately two months. Prichard filed for divorce,…