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2017 West Virginia Code
CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.
ARTICLE 31. UNIFORM DEPLOYED PARENTS CUSTODY AND VISITATION ACT.
§48-31-301. Proceeding for temporary custody order.
Universal Citation: WV Code § 48-31-301 (2017)
(a) After a deploying parent receives notice of deployment and until the deployment terminates, a court may issue a temporary order granting custodial responsibility unless prohibited by the Service Members Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. §3931 and §3932. A court may not issue a permanent order granting custodial responsibility without the consent of the deploying parent.(b) At any time after a deploying parent receives notice of deployment, either parent may file a motion regarding custodial responsibility of a child during deployment. The motion shall be filed in a pending proceeding for custodial responsibility in a court with jurisdiction under section one hundred four of this article or, if there is no pending proceeding in a court with jurisdiction under section one hundred four of this article, in a new action for granting custodial responsibility during deployment.
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