HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 102

(By Delegates G. Foster, Isner, Marcum, Wagner, Upson, N. Foster, Householder, Phillips, Dean, Zatezalo and Eldridge)

[Introduced March 24, 2017]

Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study imposing a presumption in West Virginia Family Courts that 50/50 shared parenting be awarded in child custody cases.

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby requested to study imposing a presumption in West Virginia Family Courts that 50/50 shared parenting be awarded in child custody cases; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2018, on its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this study, to prepare a report, and to draft necessary legislation be paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.