West Virginia Code 49-4-803 – Enforcement of support orders
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(a) Support orders may be enforced through any manner provided in chapters thirty-eight and forty-eight of this code.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 49-4-803
- child: means an individual who meets one of the following conditions:
(A) Is under thirteen years of age. See West Virginia Code 49-1-202
- Custodian: means a person who has or shares actual physical possession or care and custody of a child, regardless of whether that person has been granted custody of the child by any contract or agreement. See West Virginia Code 49-1-204
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
(b) An action for contempt for nonpayment of support may be brought by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Children and Families or Bureau for Child Support Enforcement; the child's physical custodian; the child's guardian ad litem; or the prosecuting attorney.