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2010 West Virginia Code
CHAPTER 49. CHILD WELFARE
ARTICLE 2. STATE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE PROTECTION AND CARE OF CHILDREN.
- §49-2-1. Care for children committed to the state department.
- §49-2-2. Duration of custody or guardianship of children committed to state department.
- §49-2-3. Development of standards of child care.
- §49-2-4.
- §49-2-4a.
- §49-2-5. Same -- Supervision, records and reports.
- §49-2-6. Same -- Approval of articles of incorporation.
- §49-2-7.
- §49-2-8.
- §49-2-9. Unsupervised foster homes -- Generally.
- §49-2-10. Same -- Certificate.
- §49-2-11. Same -- Visits; records.
- §49-2-12. Same -- Removal of child from undesirable foster home.
- §49-2-13. Parole of certain children to state department.
- §49-2-14. Criteria and procedure for removal of child from foster home; notice of child's availability for placement; limitations.
- §49-2-15. Placing children from other states in private homes of state.
- §49-2-16. State responsibility for child care.
- §49-2-17. Subsidized adoption and legal guardianship.
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