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STATE EX REL. S. M. B. v. D. A. P.

No. 14978.

284 S.E.2d 912 (1981)

STATE of W. Va. ex rel. S. M. B. v. D. A. P.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

December 11, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James T. Kratovil, Asst. Pros. Atty., Weston, for appellant.

Douglas A. Cornelius, Clarksburg, for appellee.

NEELY, Justice:

W.Va.Code, 48-8-1 [1961] makes it a criminal offense for any parent, without lawful excuse, to desert or willfully neglect or refuse to provide for the support of his or her legitimate or illegitimate child. W.Va.Code, 48-7-1 [1969] permits any unmarried woman to accuse any person of being the father of an illegitimate child within three years of the child's birth to establish paternity as a foundation for a continuing obligation of support...

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