WEST virginia legislature
2023 regular session
Introduced
House Bill 2123
By Delegate Steele
[Introduced January 11, 2023; Referred to the Committee on Senior, Children, and Family Issues then the Judiciary]
A BILL to amend and reenact §48-10-203 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, relating to persons who may apply for grandparent visitation, providing for an expanded definition of "grandparent."
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
"Grandparent" means a biological grandparent or great-grandparent, a person married or previously married to a biological grandparent or great-grandparent, or a person who has previously been granted custody of the parent of a minor child with whom visitation is sought.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to allow great-grandparents to apply for grandparent visitation.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.