Dancy v. Dancy

Terry Dancy appeals the decision of the Circuit Court of Wyoming County denying him permanent custody of his eleven year old daughter, Tara. Mr. Dancy, who obtained temporary custody of his daughter after the Department of Health and Human Services (hereinafter, the Department) filed a petition alleging that Betty Dancy, his former wife and Tara’s mother, was unable properly to supervise the child, maintains that it would be in Tara’s best interests to remain in his custody. Mrs. Dancy, who complied with the Department’s service plan, maintains that because she ameliorated the conditions that…