{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-1-218","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-1-218","heading":"Custodial parent defined.","body":"\"Custodial parent\" or \"custodial parent of a child\" means a parent who has been granted custody of a child by a court of competent jurisdiction. \"Noncustodial parent\" means a parent of a child with respect to whom custody has been adjudicated with the result that such parent has not been granted custody of the child.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS; DEFINITIONS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-1-218/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:18Z","sha256":"af31749e1c62826fa87ba4326b3a2ed4878c209a09cf3e3574d01e460f8e5502","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-1-217","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-1-219"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}