{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-20-404","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-20-404","heading":"Transitional provision.","body":"A motion or other request for relief made in a child custody proceeding or to enforce a child custody determination which was commenced before July 1, 2000, is governed by the law in effect at the time the motion or other request was made.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 20. UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-20-404/","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":"eb04f110264337d21f91ba37cf264cfcec9d71137ffc51b72518a467e4106f13","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-20-403","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-22-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}