{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-16-105","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-16-105","heading":"Application of article to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding.","body":"(a) A tribunal of this state shall apply parts I through VI [§48-16-101 et seq. through §48-16-601 et seq.] and, as applicable, part VII [§48-16-701 et seq.], to a support proceeding involving:\n(1) A foreign support order;\n(2) A foreign tribunal; or\n(3) An obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.\n(b) A tribunal of this state that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of parts I through VI.\n(c) Part VII [§48-16-701 et seq.] applies only to a support proceeding under the convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of part VII [§48-16-701 et seq.] is inconsistent with parts 1 through VI [§48-16-101 et seq. through §48-16-601 et seq.], part VII [§48-16-701 et seq.] controls.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 16. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-16-105/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:27Z","sha256":"ca31fa9a4452f734fc13ce576714dcc3079976604889e6b04862aef6168daeea","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-16-104","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-16-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}