{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-16-204","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-16-204","heading":"Simultaneous proceedings.","body":"(a) A tribunal of this state may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if:\n(1) The petition or comparable pleading in this state is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the foreign country:\n(2) The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or foreign country; and\n(3) If relevant, this state is the home state of the child.\n(b) A tribunal of this state may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country if:\n(1) The petition or comparable pleading in the other state or foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in this state for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by this state;\n(2) The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in this state; and\n(3) If relevant, the other state or foreign country is the home state of the child.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 16. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-16-204/","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":"f57651ef5f0ff2fc4b19bbca1b137e548add59d811b21d3ff04b71c8d06a5822","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-16-203","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-16-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}