Spotsylvania County Circuit Court August 14, 2003, Case No. CH03-385 (Berryman v. Spotsylvania County Department of Social Services)

By Judge William H. Ledbetter, Jr.

Nellie Berryman appeals the decision of an administrative hearing officer upholding a child abuse finding by the Spotsylvania County Department of Social Services.

Facts

Ms. Berryman, a Stafford County resident, is the adoptive mother of fifteen-year-old Renee Ann Berryman.

The incident that gives rise to this proceeding occurred on March 2,2002.