SHERMER v. CORNELIUS

No. CC921.

278 S.E.2d 349 (1981)

David A. SHERMER and Peggy Shermer v. Judy CORNELIUS.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

May 14, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Truman Chafin, Williamson, for plaintiffs.

Jane Moran, Williamson, for defendant.


NEELY, Justice:

We granted this certified question to determine whether full faith and credit should be extended to a divorce/custody decree which was awarded by the courts of New York State, in favor of the petitioner. We have decided that West Virginia courts should extend full faith and credit to the New York order.

Petitioner, Judy Cornelius, is a resident of Penn Yan, Yates County, New York. She is the natural mother of Mark Allen Shermer, age 9 and Alicia...

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