Legal Opinion
In the Interest of Brandon L.E.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided April 18, 1990No. 19429PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WORKMAN, Justice:
This case involves application of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA or Act). After assuming jurisdiction on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, the Kanawha County Circuit Court subsequently decided that it did not have jurisdiction of this child custody matter under the UCCJA. Having examined the record of this case in conjunction with the UCCJA, this Court is of the opinion that the circuit court erred in declining jurisdiction of this child custody dispute.
The child at issue in this case, Brandon L.E., was bom in Houston, Texas, on July 28, 1982.…
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