West Virginia § 48-16-613 Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state

West Virginia Statutes

§ 48-16-613 — Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state

West Virginia § 48-16-613

Ch. 48DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Art. 16UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT

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W. Va. Code § 48-16-613 (2026).

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(a)If all of the parties who are individuals reside in this state and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of this state has jurisdiction to enforce and to modify the issuing state's child support order in a proceeding to register that order.

(b)A tribunal of this state exercising jurisdiction under this section shall apply the provisions of parts I [§48-16-101 et seq.] and II [§48-16-201 et seq.], and the procedural and substantive law of this state to the proceeding for enforcement or modification. Parts III, IV, V, VII and VIII [§§48-16-301 et seq. through §§48-16-501 et seq. and §§48-16-701 et seq. and §§48-16-801 et seq.] do not apply.

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(a) If all of the parties who are individuals reside in this state and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of this state has jurisdiction to enforce and to modify the issuing state's child support order in a proceeding to register that order.

(b) A tribunal of this state exercising jurisdiction under this section shall apply the provisions of parts I [§48-16-101 et seq.] and II [§48-16-201 et seq.], and the procedural and substantive law of this state to the proceeding for enforcement or modification. Parts III, IV, V, VII and VIII [§§48-16-301 et seq. through §§48-16-501 et seq. and §§48-16-701 et seq. and §§48-16-801 et seq.] do not apply.