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WEST VIRGINIA PARENTAL RELOCATION NOTICE

*IMPORTANT INFORMATION*

YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE BETTER PROTECTED

WITH THE HELP OF AN ATTORNEY.

You may give notice of parental relocation without the assistance of an attorney, and represent

yourself in Family Court. However, if the other parent objects to your relocation plans, or to your

proposals to change the Parenting Plan to accommodate your relocation, your rights may be better

protected with the help of an attorney.

The staffs of the Circuit Clerk’s Office and the Family Court are prohibited by law from

providing legal advice.

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Please notify the Circuit Clerk in advance if you require any special arrangements to fully

participate in court proceedings; for example, a language interpreter, hearing or visual aids, or

accommodations for physical access.

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The Notice of Relocation form requires you to list the address and telephone number of the

residence to which you plan to relocate. If you believe the safety, liberty, or health of you or your

children would be put at risk by the disclosure of this information, you may file an affidavit to have

the information withheld from all persons except court employees who require the information to

carry out their duties.

The affidavit you need to file is the Affidavit for Withholding Identifying Information

(SCA-FC-140). This affidavit form is not included with these materials. You can obtain the affidavit at

the Circuit Clerk’s Office. You can complete and file the affidavit in the Circuit Clerk’s Office at any

time, or you can ask the Family Court Judge to enter an order allowing you to withhold the information.

If your identifying information is withheld, the other parties’ court papers will be served through the

Circuit Clerk, and not directly on you.

INSTRUCTIONS

You are required by law to give Notice of Relocation if

You have parental responsibilities under a court-ordered Parenting Plan;

and

You plan to change your residence and you will live in the new location for more than 90 days.

If you are required to give notice, continue reading.

SCA-FC-130: WV Parental Relocation Notice Instructions

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Review Date: 10/2015; Revision Date: 10/2015;

WVSCA Approved: 2/9/2016

West Virginia Parental Relocation Notice