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.