West Virginia Code 48-14-803 – Application to support orders of courts of competent jurisdiction
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The provisions of sections 14-801 and 14-802 apply to support orders issued by a court of competent jurisdiction of this or any other state.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 48-14-803
- 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.
- State: means a state of the United States, or the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See West Virginia Code 48-14-601