W. Va. Code § 49-4-104
General provisions relating to court orders regarding custody; rules
West Virginia · West Virginia Code Chapter 49 — Child Welfare · Status: effective
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- W. Va. Code § 49-4-104, General provisions relating to court orders regarding custody; rules, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2389993
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(a) The Supreme Court of Appeals, in consultation with the Department of Human Services and the Division of Juvenile Services in order to eliminate unnecessary state funding of out-of-home placements where federal funding is available, shall develop and disseminate form court orders to effectuate chapter forty-nine of this code which authorize disclosure and transfer of juvenile records between agencies while requiring maintenance of confidentiality, Child Welfare Services, 42 U.S.C. §620, et seq., and 42 U.S.C. §670, et seq., relating to the promulgation of uniform court orders for placement of minor children and the rules promulgated thereunder, for use in the courts of the state.
(b) Judges and magistrates, upon being supplied the form orders required by subsection (a) of this section, shall act to ensure the proper form order is entered in the case so as to allow federal funding of eligible out-of-home placements.