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West Virginia · Through as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session · Newer source version available

W. Va. Code § 48-16-613: Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state.

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  1. CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.
  2. ARTICLE 16. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT.

(a) If all of the parties who are individuals reside in this state and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of this state has jurisdiction to enforce and to modify the issuing state's child support order in a proceeding to register that order.

(b) A tribunal of this state exercising jurisdiction under this section shall apply the provisions of parts I [§48-16-101 et seq.] and II [§48-16-201 et seq.], and the procedural and substantive law of this state to the proceeding for enforcement or modification. Parts III, IV, V, VII and VIII [§§48-16-301 et seq. through §§48-16-501 et seq. and §§48-16-701 et seq. and §§48-16-801 et seq.] do not apply.

Collected 2026-09-06T00:30:28Z. Source file · JSON

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