West Virginia § 48-16-301 Proceeding under article

West Virginia Statutes

§ 48-16-301 — Proceeding under article

West Virginia § 48-16-301

Ch. 48DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Art. 16UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT

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W. Va. Code § 48-16-301 (2026).

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(a)Except as otherwise provided in this article, this part applies to all proceedings under this article.

(b)An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this article by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, this part applies to all proceedings under this article.

(b) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this article by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.