BABY BOY R. BY PATRICIA R. v. VELAS

No. 19015.

386 S.E.2d 839 (1989)

BABY BOY R., an infant, By his next next friend, PATRICIA R. and Patricia R. v. Lori VELAS, Protective Service Worker, W.Va. Department of Human Services, et al.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

November 3, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara L. Baxter, West Virginia Legal Services Plan, Inc., Wheeling, David McMahon, West Virginia Legal Services Plan, Inc., Charleston, for appellant.

Donald L. Hall, Asst. Atty. Gen., Commissioner — Taunja Willis-Miller, West Virginia Human Services, Charleston, for appellees.


BROTHERTON, Chief Justice:

This case involves a habeas corpus brought by Patricia R., the natural mother of Baby Boy R., which was sought in order to revoke a relinquishment of her infant child to the West Virginia Department of Human Services for the purposes of adoption. Patricia R. appeals from the ruling of the Ohio County Circuit Court, which concluded that, as a matter of law, the appellant was not entitled to the habeas corpus sought. For the reasons stated...

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