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W. Va. Code § 48-20-307

Simultaneous proceedings

Known as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

The act spans §§ 48-20-101 to 48-20-404 (43 sections).

If a proceeding for enforcement under this article is commenced in a court of this state and the court determines that a proceeding to modify the determination is pending in a court of another state having jurisdiction to modify the determination under part (2) of this article, the enforcing court shall immediately communicate with the modifying court. The proceeding for enforcement continues unless the enforcing court, after consultation with the modifying court, stays or dismisses the proceeding.

Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.