STATE EX REL. BRANDON L. v. MOATS

No. 29288.

551 S.E.2d 674 (2001)

209 W.Va. 752

STATE of West Virginia ex rel. BRANDON L. and Carol Jo L., Petitioners, v. Honorable Alan D. MOATS, Judge of the Circuit Court of Barbour County, and Linda K.S. and Richard S., Respondents

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided July 6, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott A. Curnutte, Elkins, for the Petitioners.

David W. Hart, Elkins, for the Respondents, Linda K.S. and Richard S.

Chaelyn W. Casteel, Clagett & Gorey, Phillipi, Guardian Ad Litem for Alexander L.

Justice DAVIS and Justice MAYNARD dissent and reserve the right to file dissenting opinions.


ALBRIGHT, Justice.

Petitioners Brandon L. and Carol Jo. L.,1 the adoptive stepfather and the natural mother of Alexander David L., a minor child, seek a writ of prohibition to prevent enforcement of the September 22, 2000, order of the Circuit Court of Braxton County directing that an evidentiary proceeding be held before the family law master in connection with the petition filed by Respondents...

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