Baugh v. Merritt

489 S.E.2d 775 (1997)

200 W.Va. 393

Raymond J. BAUGH, Petitioner Below, Appellee,

v.

Starr Kay MERRITT, Respondent Below, Appellant.

No. 23783.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Submitted January 29, 1997.

Decided July 3, 1997.

W.T. Weber, Jr., Shannon R. Thomas, Weber & Weber, Weston, for Appellant.

R. Russell Stobbs, Weston, for Appellee.

This is an appeal by Starr Kay Merritt from an order of the Circuit Court of Lewis County which transferred custody of her infant child, D.M., to the appellee, Raymond J. Baugh, who is believed to be the child's uncle. On appeal, the appellant claims that…