"Court of competent jurisdiction" means a circuit court or family court within this state or a court or administrative agency of another state having jurisdiction and due legal authority to deal with the subject matter of the establishment and enforcement of support obligations. Whenever in this chapter reference is made to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, or similar wording, such language shall be interpreted so as to include orders of an administrative agency entered in a state where enforceable orders may by law be properly made and entered by such administrative agency.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 48. Domestic Relations
Article 1. General Provisions; Definitions
§48-1-101. Short Title; Intent of Recodification
§48-1-102. Legislative Intent; Continuation of Existing Statutory Provisions
§48-1-103. Operative Date of Enactment; Effect on Existing Law
§48-1-104. West Virginia Code Replacement
§48-1-201. Applicability of Definitions
§48-1-202. Adjusted Gross Income Defined
§48-1-203. Antenuptial or Prenuptial Agreement Defined
§48-1-204. Arrearages or Past Due Support Defined
§48-1-205. Attributed Income Defined
§48-1-206. Automatic Data Processing and Retrieval System Defined
§48-1-207. Basic Child Support Obligation Defined
§48-1-208. Bureau for Child Support Enforcement Defined
§48-1-209. Bureau for Child Support Enforcement Attorney Defined
§48-1-210. Caretaker and Caretaking Functions Defined
§48-1-211. Chief Judge Defined
§48-1-213. Combined Adjusted Gross Income Defined
§48-1-214. Commissioner Defined
§48-1-215. Contingent Fee Agreement Defined
§48-1-217. Court of Competent Jurisdiction Defined
§48-1-218. Custodial Parent Defined
§48-1-219. Custodial Responsibility Defined
§48-1-220. Decision-Making Responsibility Defined
§48-1-222. Domestic Relations Action Defined
§48-1-225. Extraordinary Medical Expenses Defined
§48-1-226. Family Court Judge Defined
§48-1-227. Final Divorce or Final Annulment Order Defined
§48-1-228. Gross Income Defined
§48-1-229. Guardian of the Property of a Child Defined
§48-1-232. Legal Parent Defined
§48-1-233. Marital Property Defined
§48-1-233.1. Mediation Defined
§48-1-235.2. Parenting Functions Defined
§48-1-235.3. Parenting Plan Defined
§48-1-235.4. Permanent Parenting Plan Defined
§48-1-235.5. Rehabilitative Spousal Support Defined
§48-1-237. Separate Property Defined
§48-1-239. Shared Parenting Defined
§48-1-239a. Shared Legal Custody Defined
§48-1-239b. Sole Legal Custody Defined
§48-1-240. Source of Income Defined
§48-1-241. Split Physical Custody Defined
§48-1-241a. Shared Physical Custody Defined
§48-1-241b. Sole Physical Custody Defined
§48-1-242. Spousal Support Defined
§48-1-243. Spousal Support in Gross Defined
§48-1-245. Support Order Defined
§48-1-246. Unreimbursed Health Care Expenses Defined
§48-1-247. Work-Related Child Care Costs Defined
§48-1-301. Communications Between Clergy and Party
§48-1-302. Calculation of Interest
§48-1-303. Confidentiality of Domestic Relations Court Files
§48-1-304. Proceedings in Contempt
§48-1-305. Suit Money, Counsel Fees and Costs
§48-1-306. Proceeding for Release of Support Lien
§48-1-307. Collection of Child or Spousal Support by Collection Agencies