WEST virginia legislature
2018 regular session
Introduced
House Bill 4459
By Delegate Eldridge
[By Request]
[Introduced February 7,
2018; 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 §48-9-605, relating to permitting parents to petition the court for visitation on Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 9. ALLOCATION OF CUSTODIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND DECISION-MAKING RESPONSIBILITY OF CHILDREN.
§48-9-605. Visitation on Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.
A child’s mother may petition the court for visitation on Mother’s Day and the father may petition the court for visitation on Father’s Day.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to permit parents to petition the court for visitation on Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.