Legal Opinion

Dottie S. v. Christopher S.

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided July 16, 1991No. 19684Published

1Per curiam

This is an appeal by Dottie S. from an order of the Circuit Court of Grant County awarding custody of her infant daughter to the child’s paternal grandparents. On appeal, the appellant claims that the trial court erred in finding that she was an unfit parent to have permanent custody of the child, and she also claims that the court erred in awarding custody to the grandparents without making a finding that both natural parents were unfit. After reviewing the record and the questions presented, this Court believes that the record is inadequately developed for a fair determination of the merits…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Kiger v. HancockWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1969
  2. J. B. v. A. B.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Whiteman v. RobinsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1960
  4. Hammack v. WiseWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1975
  5. Leach v. BrightWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1980

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