West Virginia Code 48-31-309 – Order for child support
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Terms Used In West Virginia Code 48-31-309
- 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
If a court has issued an order granting caretaking authority under this article, or an agreement granting caretaking authority has been executed under section two hundred one of this article, the court may enter a temporary order for child support consistent with law of this state other than this article if the court has jurisdiction under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.