West Virginia House Bill 4533

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-10 - To House Health and Human Resources
Pending: House Health & Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to provide a simple proceeding in family court to name a kinship legal guardianship where a person is unmarried and at least 16 years of age or older, and receives effectively no substantial care and support from his or her legal parents, but does receive such care and support from another person who petitions to be named a kinship legal guardian. The bill would clarify who provides substantial care and support for the supported person in the absence of such care and support by the parents. This clarification of support would not affect rights of the legal parents or the rights of the supported person.

Establishing a procedure to name a kinship legal guardian

Del. Larry Rowe [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-10	House	To House Health and Human Resources
2024-01-10	House	Introduced in House
2024-01-10	House	To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
2024-01-10	House	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
44A	6	1	New Code	See Bill Text
44A	6	2	New Code	See Bill Text
44A	6	3	New Code	See Bill Text
44A	6	4	New Code	See Bill Text
44A	6	5	New Code	See Bill Text
51	2A	2	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4533&year=2024&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4533%20intr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=4533