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Title: State West Virginia v. C.N.S
Author : Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Release Date : January 08, 1984
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 63 KB

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1. Though constitutionally protected, the right of the natural parent to the custody of minor children is not absolute and it may be limited or terminated by the State, as parens patriae, if the parent is proved unfit to be entrusted with child care. Syllabus Point 5, In re Willis, 157 W.Va. 225, 207 S.E.2d 129 (1973). 2. W.Va. Code, 49-6-2(c) [1980], requires the State Department of Welfare, in a child abuse or neglect case, to prove 'conditions existing at the time of the filing of the petition... by clear and convincing proof. Syllabus Point 1, in part, In the Interest of S.C., 168 W.Va. 366, 284 S.E.2d 867 (1981).