{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-14-501","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-14-501","heading":"Commencement of contempt action.","body":"In addition to or in lieu of the other remedies provided by this article for the enforcement of support orders, the Bureau for Child Support enforcement may commence a civil or criminal contempt proceeding in accordance with the provisions of section 1-304 against an obligor who is alleged to have willfully failed or refused to comply with the order of a court of competent jurisdiction requiring the payment of support. Such proceeding shall be instituted by filing a petition for an order to show cause why the obligor should not be held in contempt.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 14. REMEDIES FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS.","PART 5. ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS BY CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-14-501/","current_through":"as of 2026-10-13; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session (newest effective date 2027-07-01)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-18T05:20:01Z","sha256":"9dbdb67410b8c72897567b5272c75110568fc816f0f90f3ff35d9b619f26758f","source_id":"us-wv","stale":false,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-14-419","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-14-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}