IN RE J.C.

No. 18-0355.

832 S.E.2d 91 (2019)

IN RE J.C.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Filed: May 31, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald R. Linkous, Esq. , Mercer County Public Defender, Princeton, West Virginia, Attorney for Petitioner A.B.-C.

Andrew T. Waight, Esq. , Childlaw Services, Inc., Princeton, West Virginia, Shannon L. Baldwin, Esq. , Baldwin Law Office PLLC, Bluefield, West Virginia, Guardians ad Litem for J.C.

Patrick Morrisey, Esq. , Attorney General, Brandolyn N. Felton-Ernest, Esq. , Assistant Attorney General, Attorneys for Respondent, Department of Health and Human Resources.


This appeal was brought by A.B.-C. (hereinafter "Petitioner") from the May 31, 2018, order of the Circuit Court of Mercer County that terminated her parental rights to her infant son, J.C.1 The controlling issue on appeal is whether the circuit court had subject matter jurisdiction to terminate Petitioner...

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