HAIRSTON v. LIPSCOMB

No. 17629.

359 S.E.2d 571 (1987)

Cassandra HAIRSTON v. Regina LIPSCOMB, in her own right, and as Commissioner of the West Virginia Department of Human Services; Sandra K. Gilmore, in her own right and as Assistant Commissioner (Director of the Child Advocate Office) of WVDHS; John McClusky, in his own right, and as Commissioner of the West Virginia Department of Finance and Administration; Glen B. Gainer, Jr., in his own right, and as Auditor of the State of West Virginia; and A. James Manchin, in his own right and as Treasurer of the State of West Virginia.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

July 15, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David B. McMahon, Bruce G. Perrone, Legal Aid Soc. of Charleston, Charleston, for appellant.


NEELY, Justice:

Cassandra Hairston is the mother of three young children. She is not employed and has no income for herself or her children independent of the child support payments at issue in this case. Ms. Hairston was divorced from the father of her three children in 1981. The divorce order provided child support of $375 per month ($125 per child) and alimony of $25 per month for a total court ordered support payment of $400 per month.

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