DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RES. v. SMITH

No. 32697.

624 S.E.2d 917 (2005)

218 W.Va. 480

WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES, BUREAU FOR CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT, Petitioner, v. Kimberly SMITH, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided December 2, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kimberley D. Bentley, West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources, Charleston, Paul Cooley, III, Garrett M. Jacobs, Bureau for Child Support Enforcement, Huntington, for Petitioner.

Kimberly Smith, Huntington, Respondent, Pro se.


STARCHER, J.:

The Circuit Court of Cabell County presents three certified questions to this Court relating to the jurisdiction of a family court to establish a parent's support obligation for a child, when the child is also the subject of an abuse or neglect proceeding in the circuit court. We are asked to decide whether in such cases the authority to impose a child support obligation lies in the circuit court or in the family court.

As set forth below, we...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases