West Virginia § 48-16-105 Application of article to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding

West Virginia Statutes

§ 48-16-105 — Application of article to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding

West Virginia § 48-16-105

Ch. 48DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Art. 16UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT

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W. Va. Code § 48-16-105 (2026).

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(a)A tribunal of this state shall apply parts I through VI [§48-16-101 et seq. through §48-16-601 et seq.] and, as applicable, part VII [§48-16-701 et seq.], to a support proceeding involving:

(1)A foreign support order;

(2)A foreign tribunal; or

(3)An obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.

(b)A tribunal of this state that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of parts I through VI.

(c)Part VII [§48-16-701 et seq.] applies only to a support proceeding under the convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of part VII [§48-16-701 et seq.] is inconsistent with parts 1 through VI [§48-16-101 et seq. through §48-16-601 et seq.], part VII [§48-16-701 et seq.] controls.

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(a) A tribunal of this state shall apply parts I through VI [§48-16-101 et seq. through §48-16-601 et seq.] and, as applicable, part VII [§48-16-701 et seq.], to a support proceeding involving:

(1) A foreign support order;

(2) A foreign tribunal; or

(3) An obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.

(b) A tribunal of this state that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of parts I through VI.

(c) Part VII [§48-16-701 et seq.] applies only to a support proceeding under the convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of part VII [§48-16-701 et seq.] is inconsistent with parts 1 through VI [§48-16-101 et seq. through §48-16-601 et seq.], part VII [§48-16-701 et seq.] controls.