West Virginia Supreme Court, 2002

The West Virginia Supreme Court reversed the trial court’s denial of alimony, affirmed the award of the marital home to the husband, and remanded for a proper determination of alimony, equitable distribution offsets, and attorney‑fees award.

The court reversed and remanded, holding that the family law master could not attribute income to the wife without explaining why employment served the children’s best interests, and that the resulting child-support and alimony calculations therefore required reconsideration.

The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia affirmed the circuit court's termination of Dorlen M.'s parental rights to his daughter Tonjia M. The court held that the finding of abuse and neglect was not clearly erroneous given the testimony of three expert evaluators, that the denial of supervised visitation was…

The West Virginia Supreme Court reversed the circuit court’s denial of alimony, holding that the family‑law master’s recommendation of $200 per month for three years was supported by substantial evidence and not an abuse of discretion, and remanded with instructions to adopt that recommendation.