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West Virginia Law - state statutes, See Chapter 48, 48A, 48B and 48C for Domestic Relations and Child Support statutes
WV Supreme Court - site includes opinions, calendar and docket information, court information and history, staff directory and law library. |
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Bureau for Child Support Enforcement - site includes details on collection services child support news, collecting from parents in other states, and more.
Critique of the West Virginia CS System - from Roger F. Gay, James R. Johnston, and Hans R. Dutt, Project for the Improvement of Child Support Litigation Technology. |
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The State Bar - includes family court forms, court news and information, and legal research links, from the West Virginia State Bar.
Children's Rights Council - national nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC that works to assure children meaningful and continuing contact with both their parents and extended family regardless of the parents' marital status.
Public Access to Court Records -
West Verginia Circuit Court Web Access. West Virginia provides access to court records by subscription. Sign up fee is $125.00 plus a flat monthly fee and a per minute connect charge.
(Source: National Center for State Courts)
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West Virginia’s Divorce Information Under Construction.
Thank you for visiting our West Virginia Resource page.
We are currently in the process of updating each state’s legal overview for this section of our website. However, the resource links on the right hand side of the page are still working and will provide you with further information specific to West Virginia’s divorce laws. Specifically, you may want to look at West Virginia's state statutes for further reading at this time.
As always, please be sure to consult a licensed attorney in your state for more detailed information on how your state’s laws apply to you and your particular situation.
If you are a licensed attorney for West Virginia, or know of a licensed attorney for this state, we would like to have you review and edit the information for this state. We will furnish you with the old content for your review. In return, we will credit you for editing the overview of divorce information for West Virginia by stating at the top of this page “Information reviewed and edited by: (Your Name)” and establish a link directing potential clients to your firm’s webpage.
Typically, on this page you would find a brief legal overview of West Virginia’s divorce laws. The content usually contains the following list of information (where applicable per each state’s statutes):
Legal definitions of separation and divorce
Residency requirements
Grounds for divorce
Role of court
Divisions of property
Agreements
Prenuptial agreements
Child custody
Child support
Child support modification
Divorced in another state
Spousal support
Etc…
The State Resource pages are provided for informational purposes only. Do not take any actions based upon the information contained within the State Resource pages without first consulting an attorney licensed in your state. We at DadsDivorce.com strive to keep our information up-to-date; however state laws are not static and subject to change without notice. |
