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BROOKE B. v. RAY

No. 11-1085.

738 S.E.2d 21 (2013)

BROOKE B., Petitioner v. Donald RAY C., II, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided January 24, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew S. Nason, Esq. , Pepper & Nason, Charleston, WV, Noelle A. Starek, Esq. , Charleston, WV, for Petitioner.

Ariella G. Silberman, Esq. , Kay, Casto & Chaney, PLLC, Charleston, WV, Guardian ad litem for A.C.

Mark A. Swartz, Esq. , Allyson H. Griffith, Esq. , Swartz Law Offices, Saint Albans, WV, for Respondent.

KETCHUM, Justice:

Since the founding of our State, this Court has abided by the principle that issues of child custody are to revolve around the best interests of the child. This appeal demonstrates what happens when sight is lost of that polar star principle.

The petitioner in this appeal contends that she is the psychological parent of a child. The child's biological mother has virtually no contact with the child. After the child's biological, custodial...

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