{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-20-301","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-20-301","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(a) \"Petitioner\" means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination.\n(b) \"Respondent\" means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 20. UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT.","PART 3. ENFORCEMENT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-20-301/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:31Z","sha256":"cf7e0b613226b0281cbd81ba41c473ef2380abf36ed13394f42738bfe402cdc5","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-20-210","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-20-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}