West Virginia § 48-31-104 Jurisdiction

West Virginia Statutes

§ 48-31-104 — Jurisdiction

West Virginia § 48-31-104

Ch. 48DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Art. 31UNIFORM DEPLOYED PARENTS CUSTODY AND VISITATION ACT

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W. Va. Code § 48-31-104 (2026).

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(a)A court may issue an order regarding custodial responsibility under this article only if the court has jurisdiction under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.

(b)If a court has issued a temporary order regarding custodial responsibility pursuant to this article, the residence of the deploying parent is not changed by reason of the deployment for the purposes of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act during the deployment.

(c)If a court has issued a permanent order regarding custodial responsibility before notice of deployment and the parents modify that order temporarily by agreement pursuant to the provisions of this article, the residence of the deploying parent is not changed by reason of the deployment for the purposes of the Uniform C

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(a) A court may issue an order regarding custodial responsibility under this article only if the court has jurisdiction under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.

(b) If a court has issued a temporary order regarding custodial responsibility pursuant to this article, the residence of the deploying parent is not changed by reason of the deployment for the purposes of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act during the deployment.

(c) If a court has issued a permanent order regarding custodial responsibility before notice of deployment and the parents modify that order temporarily by agreement pursuant to the provisions of this article, the residence of the deploying parent is not changed by reason of the deployment for the purposes of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.

(d) If a court in another state has issued a temporary order regarding custodial responsibility as a result of impending or current deployment, the residence of the deploying parent is not changed because of the deployment for the purposes of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.

(e) This section does not prevent a court from exercising temporary emergency jurisdiction under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.