Extends the timeframe for the Department of Human Services to identify relatives and fictive kin of a child.

West Virginia SB451 amends the Code of West Virginia to extend the timeframe for the Department of Human Services to identify relatives and fictive kin of a child removed from their home. The bill mandates that the department must investigate and determine if any identified relatives or fictive kin are willing and able to act as foster or kinship parents. The department must file its determinations with the court within 60 days from the filing of the petition alleging abuse or neglect.

Extends the timeframe for the Department of Human Services to identify relatives and fictive kin of a child.

West Virginia SB451 amends the Code of West Virginia to extend the timeframe for the Department of Human Services to identify relatives and fictive kin of a child removed from their home. The bill mandates that the department must investigate and determine if any identified relatives or fictive kin are willing and able to act as foster or kinship parents. The department must file its determinations with the court within 60 days from the filing of the petition alleging abuse or neglect.