· 10/20/1970
In Re Simmons Children
Citations
- 177 S.E.2d 19
- 154 W. Va. 491
- 1970 W. Va. LEXIS 213
How courts have described this case
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- “The right to custody of children by the parents is not absolute but is founded on natural law, and in order to separate a child from its parents on the ground of unfitness of the parents there must be clear, cogent and convincing proof.”
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Judges: Berry
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