{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-20-309","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-20-309","heading":"Service of petition and order.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in section 20-311, the petition and order must be served, by any method authorized by the law of this state, upon respondent and any person who has physical custody of the child.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 20. UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-20-309/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:31Z","sha256":"e5d6b8f0a2e5921a72434384b5a998e949f5c173a0f5a93e4a35155368a86662","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-20-308","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-20-310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}