{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-16-307","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-16-307","heading":"Duties of support enforcement agency.","body":"(a) A support enforcement agency of this state, upon request, shall provide services to a petitioner in a proceeding under this article.\n(b) A support enforcement agency of this state that is providing services to the petitioner shall:\n(1) Take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal of this state, another state or a foreign country to obtain jurisdiction over the respondent;\n(2) Request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time and place for a hearing;\n(3) Make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information, including information as to income and property of the parties;\n(4) Within two days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, after receipt of a notice in a record from an initiating, responding or registering tribunal, send a copy of the notice to the petitioner;\n(5) Within two days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, after receipt of communication in a record from the respondent or the respondent's attorney, send a copy of the communication to the petitioner; and\n(6) Notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot be obtained.\n(c) A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration of a child support order in this state for enforcement or for modification shall make reasonable efforts:\n(1) To ensure that the order to be registered is the controlling order; or\n(2) If two or more child support orders exist and the identity of the controlling order has not been determined, to ensure that a request for such a determination is made in a tribunal having jurisdiction to do so.\n(d) A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration and enforcement of a support order, arrears or judgment stated in a foreign currency shall convert the amounts stated in the foreign currency into the equivalent amounts in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported.\n(e) A support enforcement agency of this state shall request a tribunal of this state to issue a child support order and an income withholding order that redirect payment of current support, arrears, and interest if requested to do so by a support enforcement agency of another state pursuant to section 319[§48-16-319].\n(f) This article does not create or negate a relationship of attorney and client or other fiduciary relationship between a support enforcement agency or the attorney for the agency and the individual being assisted by the agency.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 16. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-16-307/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:28Z","sha256":"d28a422a126c98e69bfc5262d4fae3aad8784aa34e8f8c1c9e4917f8fdb20fc9","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-16-306","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-16-308"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}