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IN RE RYAN B.

Nos. 34598, 34704.

686 S.E.2d 601 (2009)

In re RYAN B. In re Caitlyn M., Carson M., and Steven M.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided October 29, 2009.

Concurring Opinion of Chief Justice Benjamin December 22, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy C. Ulrich, Esq., Clarksburg, WV, for Appellant, Joanna F.

Linda Hausman, Esq., McNeer, Highland, McMunn and Varner, L.C., Clarksburg, WV, Guardian Ad Litem for the Minor Child, Ryan B.

Betsy Poe, Esq., Bridgeport, WV, for Appellee, William Matthew B.

John S. Lanham, Esq., Horner, WV, for Appellant, Stanley M.

Kimberly D. Bentley, Esq., Charleston, WV, Assistant General Counsel for Appellee, W.Va. Dept. of Health and Human Resources Bureau for Child Support Enforcement.

David Mirhoseini, Esq., Bridgeport, WV, Guardian Ad Litem for the Minor Children, Caitlyn M., Carson M., and Steven M.

KETCHUM, J.:

These two appeals have been consolidated because they present the same question— whether a court in an abuse and neglect proceeding may accept a voluntary relinquishment and terminate a parent's parental rights while continuing his/her obligation to pay child support for the child(ren). The two circuit court rulings below came to different conclusions, one finding that a voluntary relinquishment cuts off all parental rights and responsibilities...

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