{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-16-203","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-16-203","heading":"Initiating and responding tribunal of state.","body":"Under this article, a tribunal of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state or a foreign country.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 16. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-16-203/","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":"944ff697b93301e4007fa08a653b6d1a18a15dc257d183502df715656a6a9c16","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-16-202","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-16-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}