(a) For cases being enforced pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, "support order" means a judgment, decree or order, whether temporary, final, or subject to modification, issued by a court or an administrative agency of competent jurisdiction, for the support and maintenance of a child, including a child who has attained the age of majority under the law of the issuing state, or a child and the parent with whom the child is living, which provides for monetary support, health care, arrearage or reimbursements, and which may include related costs and fees, interest and penalties, income withholding, attorneys' fees and other relief.
(b) For all other cases, "support order" means an order as defined in subsection (a) of this section and, in addition, an order for the support and maintenance of a spouse or former spouse.
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