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.