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WV Code § 48-23-601 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 23. Voluntary Adoption Registry|§48-23-601. Compilation of Nonidentifying Information on Health History and Social and Genetic History

§48-23-601. Compilation of nonidentifying information on health history and social and genetic history.(a) Prior to placement for adoption, the court shall require that the licensed adoption agency or, where an agency is not involved, the person, entity or organization handling the adoption, shall compile and provide to the prospective adoptive parents a detailed written health history and genetic and social history of the child. These histories must exclude information that would identify birth parents or members of a birth parent's family. The histories must be set forth in a document that is separate from any document containing such identifying information.(b) The court, or an agency designated by the court, or judge thereof, shall provide to an agency, person, or organization handling the adoption the forms which must be utilized in the acquisition of the above-described detailed nonidentifying written health history and genetic and social history of the child. If the records cannot be obtained, the court shall make specific findings as to why the records are unobtainable.(c) Records containing such nonidentifying information and which are set forth on a document described in subsection (a) above, separate from any document containing identifying data:(1) Shall be retained by the clerk of the court for ninety-nine years; and(2) Shall be available upon request, throughout the time specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection together with any additional nonidentifying information which may have been added on health or on genetic and social history, but which excludes information identifying any birth parent or member of a birth parent's family, or the adoptee or any adoptive parent of the adoptee, to the following persons only:(A) The adoptive parents of the child or, in the event of death of the adoptive parents, the child's guardian;(B) The adoptee upon reaching the age of eighteen;(C) In the event of the death of the adoptee, the adoptee's spouse if he or she is the legal parent of the adoptee's child or the guardian of any child of the adoptee;(D) In the event of the death of the adoptee, any progeny of the adoptee who is age eighteen or older; and(E) The birth parent of the adoptee.(d) The person requesting nonidentifying health history and genetic and social history shall pay the actual and reasonable costs of providing that information. This provision requiring payment of costs is subject to sections of this article that provide for the adoptee to obtain information by petitioning the court.
WV Code § 48-23-701 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 23. Voluntary Adoption Registry|§48-23-701. Prohibited Conduct

§48-23-701. Prohibited conduct.(a) No person, agency, entity or organization of any kind, including, but not limited to, any officer or employee of this state and any employee, officer or judge of any court of this state, may disclose any confidential information relating to an adoption except as provided in this article or pursuant to a court order. Any employer who knowingly or negligently allows any employee to disclose information in violation of this article is subject to the penalties provided in subsection (b) of this section, together with the employee who made any disclosure prohibited by this law.(b) Any person, agency, entity or organization of any kind who discloses information in violation of this law is liable to the parties so injured in an action to recover damages in respect thereto.
WV Code § 48-23-801 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 23. Voluntary Adoption Registry|§48-23-801. Nondisclosure

§48-23-801. Nondisclosure.(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the information acquired by any registry may not be disclosed under any sunshine or freedom of information legislation, rules or practice.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person, group of persons, or entity, including an agency, may file a class action to force the registry to disclose identifying information.
WV Code § 48-24-102 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 24. Establishment of Paternity|§48-24-102. Statute of Limitations; Prior Statute of Limitations Not a Bar to Action Under This Article; Effect of Prior Adjudication Between Husband and Wife

(a) Except for a proceeding brought by a child in his or her own right under the provisions of subdivision 24-101(e)(7), a proceeding for the establishment of the paternity of a child shall be brought prior to such child's eighteenth birthday.(b) A proceeding to establish paternity under the provisions of this article may be brought by or on behalf of a child notwithstanding the fact that, prior to July 1, 1986, an action to establish paternity may have been barred by a prior statute of limitations set forth in this code or otherwise provided for by law.(c) A proceeding to establish paternity under the provisions of this article may be brought for any child who was not yet eighteen years of age on August 16, 1984, regardless of the current age.(d) A proceeding to establish paternity under the provisions of this article may be brought for any child who was not yet eighteen years of age on August 16, 1984, and for whom a paternity action was brought but dismissed because a statute of limitations of less than eighteen years was then in effect.(e) Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, when a husband and wife or former husband and wife, in an action for divorce or an action to obtain a support order, have litigated the issue of the paternity of a child conceived during their marriage to the end that the husband has been adjudged not to be the father of such child, such prior adjudication of the issue of paternity between the husband and the wife shall not preclude the mother of such child from bringing a proceeding against another person to establish paternity under the provisions of this article.
WV Code § 48-24-104 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 24. Establishment of Paternity|§48-24-104. Establishment of Paternity and Duty of Support

(a) When the respondent, by verified responsive pleading, admits that the man is the father of the child and owes a duty of support, or if after a hearing on the merits, the court shall find, by clear and convincing evidence that the man is the father of the child, the court shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, order support in accordance with the support guidelines set forth in article 13-101, et seq., and the payment of incurred expenses as provided in subsection (e) of this section.(b) Upon motion by a party, the court shall issue a temporary order for child support pending a judicial determination of parentage if there is clear and convincing evidence of paternity on the basis of genetic tests or other scientifically recognized evidence.(c) Reimbursement support ordered pursuant to this section shall be limited to a period not to exceed thirty-six months prior to the service of notice of the commencement of paternity or support establishment, unless the court finds, by clear and convincing evidence:(1) That the respondent had actual knowledge that he was believed to be the father of the child;(2) That the respondent deliberately concealed his whereabouts or deliberately evaded attempts to serve process upon himself or herself; or(3) That the respondent deliberately misrepresented relevant information which would have enabled the petitioner to proceed with the cause of action.If the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the circumstances in subsection (1), (2) or (3) exist, then the court shall order reimbursement support to the date of birth of the child, subject to the equitable defense of laches.(d) The court shall give full faith and credit to a determination of paternity made by any other state, based on the laws of that state, whether established through voluntary acknowledgment or through administrative or judicial process.(e) Bills for pregnancy, childbirth and genetic testing are admissible and constitute prima facie evidence of medical expenses incurred.(f) The thirty-six month limitation on reimbursement support does not apply to the award of medical expenses incurred.(g) For purposes of this section, "reimbursement support" means the amount of money awarded as child support for a period of time prior to the entry of the order which establishes the support obligation.
WV Code § 48-24-105 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 24. Establishment of Paternity|§48-24-105. Representation of Parties

Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, no parent in any proceeding brought pursuant to this article may have counsel appointed for them according to section one, article twenty-one, chapter twenty-nine of this code or otherwise receive legal services provided solely by the state in such action. The Bureau for Child Support enforcement providing representation to the State of West Virginia shall solely represent the State of West Virginia and does not provide any representation to any party.
WV Code § 48-24-106 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 24. Establishment of Paternity|§48-24-106. Establishing Paternity by Acknowledgment of Natural Father

A written, notarized acknowledgment executed pursuant to the provisions of section ten, article five, chapter sixteen of this code legally establishes the man as the father of the child for all purposes and child support may be established in accordance with the support guidelines set forth in article 13-101, et seq.
WV Code § 48-25-101 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 25. Change of Name|§48-25-101. Petition to Circuit Court or Family Court for Change of Name; Contents Thereof; Notice of Application

(a) A person desiring a change of his or her own name, or that of his or her child, may apply to the circuit court or family court of the county in which he or she resides by a verified petition setting forth and affirming the following:(1) That he or she has been a bona fide resident of the county for at least one year prior to the filing of the petition or that he or she is a nonresident of the county who was born in the county, was married in the county and was previously a resident of the county for a period of at least fifteen years;(2) The cause for which the change of name is sought;(3) The new name desired;(4) The name change is not for purposes of avoiding debt or creditors;(5) The petitioner seeking the name change is not a registered sex offender pursuant to any state or federal law;(6) The name change sought is not for purposes of avoiding any state or federal law regarding identity;(7) The name change sought is not for any improper or illegal purpose;(8) The petitioner is not a convicted felon in any jurisdiction;(9) The name change sought is not for any purpose of evading detection, identification or arrest by any local, state or federal law-enforcement agency; and(10) Whether or not the petitioner desires to protect his or her identity for personal safety reasons.(b) After filing the petition and at least ten days before the hearing to consider the application, the person shall cause a notice of the time and place that the application will be made to be published as a Class I legal advertisement in compliance with the provisions of article three, chapter fifty-nine of this code. The petitioner shall in the notice set forth the name to which his or her name will be changed, unless as shown in the petition to the court, the name change is being requested because the petitioner desires to protect his or her identity for personal safety reasons: Provided, That upon good cause shown, there may be a closed hearing. The publication area for the publication is the county. The publication shall contain a provision that the hearing may be rescheduled without further notice or publication.
WV Code § 48-25-102 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 25. Change of Name|§48-25-102. Objections to Change of Name

Any person who is likely to be injured by the change of name of any person so petitioning, or who knows of any reason why the name of any such petitioner should not be changed, may appear at the time and place named in the notice, and shall be heard in opposition to such change.
WV Code § 48-25-103 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 25. Change of Name|§48-25-103. When Court May or May Not Order Change of Name

(a) Upon the filing of the verified petition, and upon proof of the publication of the notice and of the matters set forth in the petition, and being satisfied that no injury will be done to any person by reason of the change, and upon a finding that all representations the applicant has affirmed pursuant to subsection (a), section one hundred one of this article are true and the applicant is not prohibited from obtaining a name change pursuant to this article, that reasonable and proper cause exists for changing the name of petitioner and that the change is not desired because of any fraudulent or evil intent on the part of the petitioner, the court or judge may order a change of name.(b) The court may not grant any change of name for any person convicted of any felony during the time that the person is incarcerated.(c) The court may not grant any change of name for any person required to register with the State Police pursuant to the provisions of article twelve, chapter fifteen of this code during the period that the person is required to register.(d) The court may not grant a change of name for persons convicted of first degree murder in violation of section one, article two, chapter sixty-one of this code for a period of ten years after the person is discharged from imprisonment or is discharged from parole, whichever occurs later.(e) The court may not grant a change of name of any person convicted of violating any provision of section fourteen-a, article two, chapter sixty-one of this code for a period of ten years after the person is discharged from imprisonment or is discharged from parole, whichever occurs later.
WV Code § 48-25-104 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 25. Change of Name|§48-25-104. Recordation of Order Changing Name

When such order is made the petitioner shall forthwith cause a certified copy thereof to be filed in the office of the clerk of the county commission of the county where petitioner resides, and such clerk shall record the same in a book to be kept for the purpose and index the same under both the old and the new names. For such recording and indexing the clerk shall be allowed the same fee as for a deed.
WV Code § 48-25-105 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 25. Change of Name|§48-25-105. When New Name to Be Used

When such change has been ordered and a certified copy of the order filed in the office of the county clerk, the new name shall thenceforth be used in place of the former name.
WV Code § 48-25-106 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 25. Change of Name|§48-25-106. Unlawful Change of Name

Any person residing in this state who shall change his or her name, or assume another name, unlawfully, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not exceeding $100, and upon a repetition thereof shall be confined in the county or regional jail not exceeding sixty days.
WV Code § 48-25-107 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 25. Change of Name|§48-25-107. Unlawful Change of Name by Certain Felons and Registrants

(a) It is unlawful for any person convicted of first degree murder in violation of section one, article two, chapter sixty-one of this code, and for any person convicted of violating any provision of section fourteen-a, article two, chapter sixty-one of this code, for which a sentence of life imprisonment is imposed, to apply for a change of name for a period of ten years after the person is discharged from imprisonment or is discharged from parole, whichever occurs later.(b) It is unlawful for any person required to register with the State Police pursuant to the provisions of article twelve, chapter fifteen of this code to apply for a change of name during the period that the person is required to register.(c) It is unlawful for any person convicted of a felony to apply for a change of name during the period that such person is incarcerated.(d) A person who violates the provisions of subsection (a), (b) or (c) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $250 nor more than $10,000 or imprisoned in the county or regional jail for not more than one year, or both fined and incarcerated.
WV Code § 48-26-101 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 26. Domestic Violence Act|§48-26-101. Title

§48-26-101. Title.This article shall be known as the "West Virginia Domestic Violence Act."
WV Code § 48-26-201 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 26. Domestic Violence Act|§48-26-201. Applicability of Definitions

§48-26-201. Applicability of definitions.For purposes of this article, the words or terms defined in this article, and any variation of those words or terms required by the context, have the meanings ascribed to them. These definitions are applicable unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context.
WV Code § 48-26-202 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 26. Domestic Violence Act|§48-26-202. Advocacy Defined

§48-26-202. Advocacy defined."Advocacy" means assisting victims and survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking or human trafficking, and their children, in securing rights, remedies and services, by directly providing for, or referring to public and private agencies to provide for, safety planning; shelter; housing; legal services; outreach; counseling; case management; information and referral; training; employment; child care; health care; transportation; financial literacy education, financial planning and related economic empowerment services; parenting and other educational services; and other support services.
WV Code § 48-26-203 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 26. Domestic Violence Act|§48-26-203. Batterer Intervention and Prevention Program Defined

Batterer intervention and prevention program, previously referred to as a program of intervention for perpetrators, means a licensed educational program that provides classes to individuals who commit acts of domestic violence or abuse, offering nonviolent strategies and values that promote respect and equality in intimate partner relationships.
WV Code § 48-26-204 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 26. Domestic Violence Act|§48-26-204. Board Defined

Board means the Family Protection Services Board created pursuant to Chapter 53 of the Acts of the Legislature of 1989 and subsequently recodified by this article.
WV Code § 48-26-205 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 26. Domestic Violence Act|§48-26-205. Closure Defined

Closure means the temporary or permanent prohibition of specified services and the corresponding suspension of licensure of a program or program component that violates the standards established by the board or that threatens the health, well being or safety of its program participants or staff.
WV Code § 48-26-206 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 26. Domestic Violence Act|§48-26-206. Department Defined

Department means the Department of Health and Human Resources.
WV Code § 48-26-207 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 26. Domestic Violence Act|§48-26-207. Domestic Violence Legal Services Fund Defined

Domestic Violence Legal Services Fund means the special revenue account established by section six hundred three of this article for the purposes set forth in that section.
WV Code § 48-26-208 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 26. Domestic Violence Act|§48-26-208. Domestic Violence Program Defined

Domestic violence program means a licensed program of a locally controlled nonprofit organization, established primarily for the purpose of providing advocacy services, comprising both a shelter component and an outreach component, to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking or human trafficking, and their children: Provided, That the board may temporarily or permanently close either the shelter component or the outreach component of a domestic violence program.
WV Code § 48-26-209 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 26. Domestic Violence Act|§48-26-209. Family Protection Fund Defined

Family Protection Fund means the special revenue account established by Chapter 74 of the Acts of the Legislature of 1981, held by the department, for the purpose of collecting marriage license fees pursuant to section ten, article one, chapter fifty-nine of this code, divorce surcharge fees pursuant to section twenty-eight-a, article one, chapter fifty-nine of this code, fees for failure to present a premarital education course completion certificate pursuant to section ten, article one, chapter fifty-nine of this code and any other funding source, including any source created in another section of this code, and distributed to licensed domestic violence programs, in accordance with the formula designated by the board.
WV Code § 48-26-210 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 26. Domestic Violence Act|§48-26-210. Intimate Partner Defined

Intimate partner means a current or former spouse, a person with whom one shares a child in common, a person with whom one is cohabiting or has cohabited, or a person with whom one is or has been in a relationship of a romantic or intimate nature.
WV Code § 48-26-211 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 26. Domestic Violence Act|§48-26-211. Licenses Defined

(a) "Conditional license" means a license issued for up to ninety days, to programs that have violations of safety or accountability standards that may threaten the health, well-being or safety of its program participants or staff, or the responsible operation of the program, or that have a history or pattern of noncompliance with established standards.(b) "Provisional license" means a license issued for up to one hundred and eighty days, to programs that are not in compliance with nonlife threatening safety, programmatic, facility or administrative standards, that may be extended for an additional six months, if the board determines that the program is making active progress toward compliance.(c) "Full license" means a license issued for up to the maximum licensure period of three years, to programs that are in compliance with the standards established by the board and have no violations of safety or accountability standards that may threaten the health, well-being or safety of its program participants or staff, or the responsible operation of the program.