{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-51-2a-24","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 51-2A-24","heading":"Review by Intermediate Court of Appeals; transfer of jurisdiction from circuit court.","body":"(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, an appeal of a final order or decision entered by a family court after June 30, 2022, must be made to the Intermediate Court of Appeals, as provided in §51-11-1 et seq. of this code: Provided, That any appeal of a judgement or final order entered by a family court in a domestic violence proceeding pursuant to §48-27-101 et seq. shall first be made to a circuit court.\n(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, a circuit court has no jurisdiction to review a final order or decision entered by a family court after June 30, 2022, if review of the final order or decision is within the jurisdiction of the Intermediate Court of Appeals, as provided in §51-11-5 of this code: Provided, That a circuit court retains jurisdiction to review a judgement or final order issued by a family court in a domestic violence proceeding pursuant to §48-27-101 et seq. of this code.","path":["CHAPTER 51. COURTS AND THEIR OFFICERS.","ARTICLE 2A. FAMILY COURTS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/51-2A-24/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:47Z","sha256":"14eadb51ecbcb8654438599dec070156f27ce1cbbab814325d0627865b848341","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-51-2a-23","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-51-3-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}