Relating to adding requirements to the foster child bill of rights

Summary

The bill amends West Virginia’s Foster Child Bill of Rights to give children in foster or kinship care who are 13 or older the right to receive timely notice of any legal hearing that could affect them, to attend that hearing, and to have the hearing’s result explained by their guardian ad litem or attorney. It applies to all foster and kinship placements and is intended to give older children more transparency and participation in decisions that affect their lives.

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