West Virginia Code
Article 13. Guidelines for Child Support Awards
§48-13-101. Guidelines to Ensure Uniformity and Increase Predictability; Presumption of Correctness

§48-13-101. Guidelines to ensure uniformity and increase predictability; presumption of correctness.
This article establishes guidelines for child support award amounts so as to ensure greater uniformity by those persons who make child support recommendations and enter child support orders and to increase predictability for parents, children and other persons who are directly affected by child support orders. There is a rebuttable presumption, in any proceeding before a court for the award of child support, that the amount of the award which would result from the application of these guidelines is the correct amount of child support to be awarded.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 48. Domestic Relations

Article 13. Guidelines for Child Support Awards

§48-13-101. Guidelines to Ensure Uniformity and Increase Predictability; Presumption of Correctness

§48-13-102. Right of Children to Share in Parents' Level of Living

§48-13-103. Financial Contributions of Both Parents to Be Considered

§48-13-201. Use of Both Parents' Income in Determining Child Support

§48-13-202. Application of Expenses and Credits in Determining Child Support

§48-13-203. Amount Determined by Guidelines Presumed to Be Correct

§48-13-204. Use of Worksheets

§48-13-205. Present Income as Monthly Amounts

§48-13-301. Determining the Basic Child Support Obligation

§48-13-302. Incomes Below the Table for Determining Basic Child Support Obligations

§48-13-303. Incomes Above the Table for Determining Basic Child Support Obligations

§48-13-401. Basic Child Support Obligation in Basic Shared Parenting

§48-13-402. Division of Basic Child Support Obligation in Basic Shared Parenting

§48-13-403. Worksheet for Calculating Basic Child Support Obligation in Basic Shared Parenting Cases

§48-13-404. Additional Calculation to Be Made in Basic Shared Parenting Cases

§48-13-501. Extended Shared Parenting Adjustment

§48-13-502. Extended Shared Parenting Worksheet

§48-13-503. Split Physical Custody Adjustment

§48-13-601. Adjustment for Child Care Tax Credit

§48-13-602. Adjustment for Child Health Care

§48-13-603. Adjustment for Obligor's Social Security Benefits Sent Directly to the Child; Receipt by Child of Supplemental Security Income

§48-13-701. Rebuttable Presumption That Child Support Award Is Correct

§48-13-702. Disregard of Formula

§48-13-703. Restructuring of Payments Upon Release of Inmate

§48-13-801. Tax Exemption for Child Due Support

§48-13-802. Investment of Child Support

§48-13-803. Reimbursement or Arrearage Only Support

§48-13-804. Default Orders