{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-16-402","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-16-402","heading":"Proceeding to determine parentage.","body":"A tribunal of this state authorized to determine parentage of a child may serve as a responding tribunal in a proceeding to determine parentage of a child brought under this article or a law or procedure substantially similar to this article.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 16. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-16-402/","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":"332b570d3f8af805d61301f8f38c017258180ae400290be6e446fdc2d565b5af","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-16-401","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-16-501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}