United States Express Co. v. Nebraska

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• holding that before a court may impose any disposition under West Virginia Code § 49-4-604, it must “determine ‘whether such child is abused or neglected’”
• explaining that In re Willis set “the ‘clear, cogent and convincing’ standard of proof” and that the same standard was “adopted under Fourteenth Amendment Due Process principles in Santosky v. Kramer”
• “The primary purpose of making an initial finding of abuse or neglect is to protect the interest of all parties and to justify the continued jurisdiction under W. Va. Code, 49-6-1 [now W. Va. Code § 49-4-601], et seq.”
• “[T]he state’s right to intervene is predicated upon its initial showing that there has been child abuse or 17 A “child” is defined for purposes of Chapter 49 as “any person under eighteen years of age.” W. Va. Code § 49-1-202 (2024

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