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West Virginia Supreme Court· 5/13/2015

In Re L.M. and L.S.

Citations

  • 235 W. Va. 436
  • 774 S.E.2d 517
  • 2015 W. Va. LEXIS 611

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  • ruling that custody of the child should be given to foster family after learning that maternal grandparents had exposed grandchildren to items from biological mother’s meth-contaminated home
  • “As this Court consistently has reiterated, in all cases involving children, the polar star is the best interests of the child.”
  • “As this Court consistently has reiterated, in all cases involving children, the polar star is the best interests of the child.”
  • “[I]n all cases involving children, the polar star is the best interests of the child.”
  • the circuit court held a placement hearing and allowed both grandparents who sought placement to testify, as well as hearing testimony from the DHHR
  • “There is no statutory requirement that a home study be completed in the event that the interested grandparent is found to be an unsuitable adoptive placement and that placement with such grandparent is not in the best interests of the child.”

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Judges: Davis

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