The circuit court or family court shall grant reasonable visitation to a grandparent upon a finding that visitation would be in the best interests of the child and would not substantially interfere with the parent-child relationship.
W. Va. Code § 48-10-501
Necessary findings for grant of reasonable visitation to a grandparent
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 231 W. Va. 118 - In re Hunter H. (2013)
Most recently applied in Alyssha R. v. Nicholas H. (June 2014)
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