West Virginia Code
Article 1. General Provisions; Definitions
§48-1-226. Family Court Judge Defined

"Family court judge" means a family court judge appointed or elected and authorized to hear certain domestic relations actions as provided in article two-a, chapter fifty-one of this code.

Structure West Virginia Code

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

§48-1-212. Clergy Defined

§48-1-213. Combined Adjusted Gross Income Defined

§48-1-214. Commissioner Defined

§48-1-215. Contingent Fee Agreement Defined

§48-1-216. Court 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

§48-1-221. Divorce Defined

§48-1-222. Domestic Relations Action Defined

§48-1-223. Earnings Defined

§48-1-224. Employer 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

§48-1-230. Income Defined

§48-1-231. Individual Entitled to Support Enforcement Services Under the Provisions of This Chapter and the Provisions of Title IV-D of the Federal Social Security Act Defined

§48-1-232. Legal Parent Defined

§48-1-233. Marital Property Defined

§48-1-233.1. Mediation Defined

§48-1-233.2. Mediator Defined

§48-1-234. Obligee Defined

§48-1-235. Obligor Defined

§48-1-235.1. Parent 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

§48-1-236. Secretary Defined

§48-1-237. Separate Property Defined

§48-1-238. Separation 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

§48-1-244. Support 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