Rule 10.  Guardianship Screening Factors.

The court, when determining an appropriate guardianship appointment over the person of a minor, shall ascertain and consider, among other pertinent matters, whether any proposed guardian:

(1)  Is required to register as a sex offender under West Virginia Code, Chapter 15, Article 12;

(2)  Has a record of any misdemeanor or felony convictions;

(3)  Has ever been subject to a restraining order or final protective order;

(4)  Has ever been the subject of any substantiated report alleging child abuse, neglect, or molestation made to any child protection agency, other law enforcement agency, or court in any jurisdiction;

(5)  Habitually uses any illegal substances or abuses alcohol; or

(6)  Has another person living in the home that involves any of the matters stated above.


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