WEST virginia legislature
2019 regular session
Introduced
House Bill 3091
By Delegate Sypolt
[Introduced February 12,
2019; Referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §48-5-210, relating to requiring receipt of the reason, order, notice, or other information relating to a person being required to undergo a psychological or mental health evaluation during divorce and child custody proceedings.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
article 5. divorce.
§48-5-210. Psychological evaluation.
No person shall be required to undergo a psychological or mental health evaluation without receiving a copy of the reason, order, notice, or other information relating to requiring a person to undergo a psychological or mental health evaluation. This section applies to the provisions in this article and the provisions in §48-9-101 et seq of this code.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require receipt of the reason, order, notice, or other information relating to a person being required to undergo a psychological or mental health evaluation during divorce and child custody proceedings.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.