ADAMS v. BOWENS

No. 13627.

230 S.E.2d 481 (1976)

James Matthew ADAMS v. Judith Helen Adams BOWENS.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

December 7, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Baer, Napier & Colburn, William K. Napier, Huntington, for appellant.

No appearance for appellee.


CAPLAN, Justice:

The sole issue presented on this appeal from a final order of the Circuit Court of Wayne County is whether that court, in the circumstances hereinafter described, has jurisdiction to determine the question of the custody of James Matthew Adams, II. That child was born of the marriage between James Matthew Adams and Judith Helen Adams.

On May 14, 1974 Judith Helen Adams obtained a divorce from her...

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