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If there's a right of first refusal clause in a child custody order, this essentially means if your ex is not going to be with your child, you have the first shot at being there. Before they call a babysitter, daycare, or other childcare option, they must offer it to you.

In West Virginia, paternity is what gives a father the right to request custody and visitation with his child. And once paternity is established, the father is legally obligated to provide financial support to his child.

- An order removing a child from his or her home and placing the child in the custody of the Department must state (1) that there is reasonable cause to believe that the child is in imminent danger; (2) that continuation in the home is contrary to the welfare of the child, setting forth the reasons; (3) whether the ...

You should file this Petition in the Family Law Master Court or Circuit Court of the county where the child or the other parent lives, if the child has not lived in West Virginia for the last six months you should call a lawyer to be sure where to file these papers.

Abandonment defined. "Abandonment" means any conduct by the birth mother, legal father, determined father, outsider father, unknown father or putative father that demonstrates a settled purpose to forego all duties and relinquish all parental claims to the child.

WV custody law allows for the judge to award a temporary parenting plan during the custody negotiations and divorce process. The judge may decide which parent should have custody or whether it should be shared. However, the parents can also come to an agreed temporary plan to submit to the court for approval.