West Virginia Code § 48-31-105

Notification required of deploying parent
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) or (d) of this section, a deploying parent shall
notify in a record the other parent of a pending deployment not later than seven days after receiving
notice of deployment unless reasonably prevented from doing so by the circumstances of service. If
the circumstances of service prevent giving notification within the seven days, the deploying parent
shall give the notification as soon as reasonably possible. e
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) or (d) of this section, each rparent shall provide in
a record the other parent with a plan for fulfilling that parent's share of custodial responsibility
during deployment. Each parent shall provide the plan as soon as reasuonably possible after
notification of deployment is given under subsection (a) of this section.
(c) If a court order currently in effect prohibits disclosure of the address or contact information of
the other parent, notification of deployment under subsection (a) of this section, or notification of a
plan for custodial responsibility during deployment under subsection (b) of this section, may be
made only to the issuing court. If the address of the other parent is available to the issuing court, the
court shall forward the notification to the other parent.l The court shall keep confidential the address
or contact information of the other parent. s
(d) Notification in a record under subsection (ia) or (b) of this section is not required if the parents
are living in the same residence and both parents have actual notice of the deployment or plan.
(e) In a proceeding regarding custodial responsibility, a court may consider the reasonableness of a
parent's efforts to comply with theis section.

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