{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-16-710","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-16-710","heading":"Foreign support agreement.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this state.\n(b) An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by:\n(1) A complete text of the foreign support agreement; and\n(2) A record stating that the foreign support agreement is enforceable as an order of support in the issuing country.\n(c) A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a foreign support agreement only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.\n(d) In a contest of a foreign support agreement, a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of the agreement if it finds:\n(1) Recognition and enforcement of the agreement is manifestly incompatible with public policy;\n(2) The agreement was obtained by fraud or falsification;\n(3) The agreement is incompatible with a support order involving the same parties and having the same purpose in this state, another state or a foreign country if the support order is entitled to recognition and enforcement under this article in this state; or\n(4) The record submitted under subsection (b) of this section lacks authenticity or integrity.\n(e) A proceeding for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be suspended during the pendency of a challenge to or appeal of the agreement before a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 16. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-16-710/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:29Z","sha256":"b637d08cc4a2b2c7b8afdd04ad591dc067e9a59ef551ab32c0e2111fb83f5e22","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-16-709","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-16-711"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}