STATE EX REL. v. FARMER

No. 26354.

523 S.E.2d 840 (1999)

206 W.Va. 249

STATE of West Virginia ex rel. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES, BUREAU OF CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT, and Kerren Farmer, Plaintiffs, v. Larry FARMER, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided November 19, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Heidi L. Talmage, Esq., Assistant General Counsel, Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Child Support Enforcement, Charleston, West Virginia, Attorney for Plaintiffs.

Thomas E. Esposito, Esq., Esposito & Esposito, Logan, West Virginia, Attorney for Defendant.


MAYNARD, Justice:

In this case, we answer a certified question from the Circuit Court of Boone County. The certified question and the circuit court's answer are as follows:

Is a minor child who was emancipated by marriage unemancipated and/or entitled to child support if divorced while under the age of 18?

Answer of the circuit court: Yes.

This question arises from a motion for a judgment on the pleadings and order of certification filed...

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