West Virginia Code 48-14-101 – When action may be brought for child support order
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An action may be brought in family court to obtain an order for the support of a minor child when:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 48-14-101
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
(1) The child has a parent and child relationship with an obligor;
(2) The obligor is not meeting an obligation to support the child;
(3) An enforceable order for the support of the child by the obligor has not been entered by a court of competent jurisdiction; and
(4) There is no pending action for divorce, separate maintenance or annulment in which the obligation of support owing from the obligor to the child is at issue.