{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-20-304","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-20-304","heading":"Temporary visitation.","body":"(a) A court of this state which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing:\n(1) A visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or\n(2) The visitation provisions of a child custody determination of another state that does not provide for a specific visitation schedule.\n(b) If a court of this state makes an order under subdivision (2), subsection (a) of this section, it shall specify in the order a period that it considers adequate to allow the petitioner to obtain an order from a court having jurisdiction under the criteria specified in part 2 of this article. The order remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other court or the period expires.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 20. UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-20-304/","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":"dedfc444254ba564eb8cdc21672b4b2539c024d181344256b6020303be837f5c","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-20-303","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-20-305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}