(a) The Commissioner shall organize the work of the Bureau in such offices or other organizational units as he or she may determine to be necessary for effective and efficient operation.
(b) The Commissioner shall employ a sufficient number of employees in the position of Bureau for Child Support Enforcement attorney so as to provide for the effective and efficient operation of the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement. The Bureau for Child Support Enforcement attorneys shall be distributed geographically as determined by the Commissioner.
(c) The Secretary may transfer employees and resources of the Department to the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement as may be necessary to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of the Bureau under this chapter: Provided, That the Secretary may not transfer employees of other divisions and agencies within the Department to the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement without a prior finding that the office or position held by the employee may be eliminated and until the office or position is, in fact, eliminated.
(d) The Commissioner, if he or she deems such action necessary, may hire legal counsel for the Division, notwithstanding the provisions of section two, article three, chapter five of this code or any other code provision to the contrary, or may request the Attorney General to appoint counsel who shall perform such duties as may be required by the Bureau. The Attorney General, in pursuance of such request, may select and appoint counsel to serve during the will and pleasure of the Attorney General, and shall be paid out of any funds allocated and appropriated to the Child Support Enforcement Fund.
(e) The Commissioner may employ such staff or employees as may be necessary to administer and enforce this chapter.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 48. Domestic Relations
Article 18. Bureau for Child Support Enforcement
§48-18-102. Appointment of Commissioner; Duties; Compensation
§48-18-103. Organization and Employees
§48-18-104. Supervisory Responsibilities Within the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement
§48-18-105. General Duties and Powers of the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement
§48-18-106. Notice to Unemployed Obligor
§48-18-107. Creation of Child Support Enforcement Fund; Purpose; Funding; Disbursements
§48-18-110. Attorneys Representing State
§48-18-111. Establishment of Parent Locator Service
§48-18-112. Cooperation With Other States in the Enforcement of Child Support
§48-18-113. Disbursements of Amounts Collected as Support
§48-18-115. Payment of Support to the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement
§48-18-116. Authorization for Data Processing and Retrieval System
§48-18-117. Obtaining Support From Federal Tax Refunds
§48-18-118. Obtaining Support From State Income Tax Refunds
§48-18-118a. Obtaining Refunds of Overpaid Support From State Income Tax Refunds
§48-18-119. Obtaining Support From Unemployment Compensation Benefits
§48-18-120. Statements of Account
§48-18-122. Central State Case Registry
§48-18-125. Employment and Income Reporting
§48-18-126. Review and Adjustment of Child Support Orders
§48-18-128. Billing for Fees and Costs
§48-18-129. Acceptance of Federal Purposes; Compliance With Federal Requirements and Standards
§48-18-130. Publicizing Child Support Enforcement Services
§48-18-131. Access to Records, Confidentiality
§48-18-132. Access to Information
§48-18-133. Recording of Social Security Numbers in Certain Family Matters
§48-18-202. Request for Assistance by Party
§48-18-203. Bureau Processing of Request for Assistance or Recalculation
§48-18-204. Request for Meeting With the Bureau
§48-18-205. Bureau Action on Request of Recalculation and Presentation of Proposed Order