West Virginia Code § 48-23-502

Counseling of registrants
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Upon registering, the registrant shall participate in not less than one hour of counseling with
a social worker employed by the entity that operates the registry, except if a birth parent or
adult adoptee is domiciled outside the state, he or she shall obtain counseling from a social
worker employed by a licensed agency in that other state selected by the entity that operates
the registry. When an eligible person registers concerning an adoption that ewas arranged
through an agency which has not merged or otherwise ceased operations, and that same
agency is not operating the registry, the entity operating the registry shrall notify by certified
mail the agency which handled the adoption within ten business days after the date of
registration.

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