Rocka v. Roanoke County Department of Public Welfare

On March 1, 1972, the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court of Roanoke County (the juvenile court), upon petition filed December 30, 1971, by the Roanoke County Board of Public Welfare (the Board), entered orders granting the Board temporary custody of two infant children, then aged six and four years, of Raymond George Chillson, Sr., (the father) and Josie Ester Rocka, also known as Nikki Chillson (the mother). On October 4, 1972, the juvenile court granted the Board’s petitions for permanent custody with the right to place for adoption. On the mother’s appeal, the circuit court entered…