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· 4/21/1988

Matter of Adoption of Schoffstall

Citations

  • 368 S.E.2d 720
  • 179 W. Va. 350
  • 1988 W. Va. LEXIS 52

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that “abandonment” is “any conduct on the part of the parent which evinces a settled purpose to forego all parental duties and 2 relinquish all parental claims to the child” (citations omitted)

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Judges: Neely, McHugh

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