This article may be cited as the "Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act."
W. Va. Code § 48-20-101
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Known as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
The act spans §§ 48–48 (43 sections).
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 158 N.C. App. 123 - Ruth v. Ruth (2003)
Most recently applied in Palmer v. Cline (April 2019)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.