West Virginia Code 44C-4-2 – Registration of protective orders
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If a conservator has been appointed in another state and a petition for a protective order is not pending in this state, the conservator appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the protective order in this state by filing as a foreign judgment in a court of this state, in any county in which property belonging to the protected person is located, certified copies of the order and letters of office and of any bond.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 44C-4-2
- Conservator: means a person appointed by the court to administer the property of an adult, including a person appointed under section one, article one, chapter . See West Virginia Code 44C-1-2
- Judgment: includes decrees and orders for the payment of money, or the conveyance or delivery of land or personal property, or some interest therein, or any undertaking, bond or recognizance which has the legal effect of a judgment. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
- Protected person: as used in this chapter , has the meaning ascribed to it in subsection thirteen-b, section four, article one, chapter . See West Virginia Code 44C-1-2
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See West Virginia Code 44C-1-2