CHARLESTON — The 2021 Mrs. West Virginia America, Cydney Fields, recently presented checks to two West Virginia victim-serving agencies to support the work of survivors of abuse — the WV
West Virginia Legislative Photography Del. Geoff Foster, R-Putnam, speaking in a meeting of the House Government Organization Committee on Monday, March 15, 2021.
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The West Virginia House of Delegates has passed a bill that, if it becomes law, would give family court judges one highest priority in child custody cases: courts would have to assume, at the beginning of the case, that custody arrangements that allocate 50% of time with each parent are best.
Then, it would be up to the parents to show that other factors, including domestic violence or child abuse, should be considered.