RICH v. RICH

No. 17702.

364 S.E.2d 804 (1987)

Donald RICH v. Vallie Mae RICH, Individually, etc.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

December 9, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George R. Triplett, Elkins, for appellee.

Joseph P. Henry, W.V. Legal Services Plan, Inc., Charleston, for appellant.


NEELY, Justice:

Vallie Mae Rich had two children, Stanley and Travis, by her first husband. She had a third child, Donna, by virtue of an extramarital liason with Donald Rich before she was married. Vallie Mae divorced her first husband and married Donald in 1980. Then, in order to unite and strengthen the family Vallie Mae and Donald initiated two adoption petitions.

In 1983 Donald petitioned to adopt Travis and Stanley who were the children of his wife's...

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