Youth Wrestling Bylaw 11

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Bylaw 11.  Transfer Rule

Any wrestler that joins a team and wishes to switch teams once the season has started is not eligible for competing in KSYWA events for 1 year from the date of the transfer.  KSWA officers have discretion (but are not required) to waive the period of ineligibility set forth above if one of the following exceptions has been met and can be verified prior to the date of transfer:

A) BONA FIDE CHANGE IN RESIDENCE - If there has been a bona fide change in residence by the parents and wrestler into a different school district.  For purposes of this bylaw, a bona fide change of residence means the moving permanent residence of the entire family of the student and his/her parents from one school district into another school district or defined school attendance area.  Proof must be submitted in the form of a letter from the new school showing proof of enrollment and 1 month utility bill from new residence.

DIVORCE - The KSYWA will not recognize a legal separation as grounds for waiver of the provisions of this bylaw.  The KSYWA president may waive the provisions of this bylaw in the event of a dissolution of marriage (I.e. a final and legally binding divorce decree from a court of competent jurisdiction) of the parents and a change in residence of the student pursuant to a court order granting custody of the child to one of the parents with whom the student shall reside.  In the event joint custody is awarded to both parents, for purposes of this bylaw, the student shall be deemed to reside at his or her previous residence if one parent retains this residence.  If neither parent retains the former residence, the parents shall designate one of their new residences (mother or father) for the purpose of this bylaw, such designation to be reviewed and approved by the president of the KSYWA.

C) GUARDIANSHIP/CHANGE OF CUSTODY - The KSYWA shall not recognize guardianship or similar arrangements made, for purposes of this bylaw.  The president shall have authority to waive the provisions of this bylaw where it is shown that custody of the student has been taken from one or both parents and given to a third person by a court of competent jurisdiction and under circumstances indicating: (1) the parent(s) is/are unfit or (2) the court finds that the health and welfare of the student would be better served by the change in custody.

D) DEATH - In the event the death of one or both of the student