Storrie v. Simmons

In these consolidated actions, Appellants Dianna Brekke Storrie (“Storrie”) and Susan R. Burke (“Burke”) each appeal the denial of their respective petitions for modification of custody arrangements based on relocation under West Virginia Code § 48-9-403 (2009). Both Storrie and Burke filed motions seeking to relocate their children to other states, and in both actions the biological fathers of the children, Appellees Christopher Michael Simmons (“Simmons”) and Charles D. Kittle (“Kittle”) respectively, opposed the relocations. For the reasons set forth herein, in Storrie v. Simmons, the…