There is hereby created in each county in this state a family court to be designated as "The Family Court of _________ County, West Virginia."
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 51. Courts and Their Officers
§51-2A-1. Family Courts Established
§51-2A-2. Family Court Jurisdiction; Exceptions; Limitations
§51-2A-2a. Family Court Jurisdiction to Restrict Contact Between Parties
§51-2A-3. Number of Family Court Judges; Assignment of Family Court Judges by Family Court Circuits
§51-2A-4. Qualifications of Family Court Judges
§51-2A-5. Term of Office of Family Court Judge; Initial Appointment; Elections
§51-2A-6. Compensation and Expenses of Family Court Judges and Their Staffs
§51-2A-7. Powers; Administrative and Judicial Functions of Family Court Judge
§51-2A-9. Contempt Powers of Family Court Judge
§51-2A-10. Motion for Reconsideration of Family Court Order
§51-2A-11. Petition for Appeal
§51-2A-12. Stay of Proceedings Pending Appeal
§51-2A-13. Motion to Dismiss Appeal
§51-2A-14. Review by Circuit Court; Record; Standard of Review; Temporary Order Upon Demand
§51-2A-15. Review by Supreme Court of Appeals; Assistance for Pro Se Appellants
§51-2A-16. Expiration of Appellate Procedures; Exceptions; Report Requirements
§51-2A-17. Disciplinary Proceedings for Family Court Judges
§51-2A-18. Vacancy in the Office of Family Court Judge
§51-2A-19. Temporary Assignment of Family Court Judges
§51-2A-20. County Commissions Required to Furnish Offices for the Family Court Judges
§51-2A-21. Budget of the Family Court
§51-2A-23. Operative Dates; Terminology
§51-2A-24. Review by Intermediate Court of Appeals; Transfer of Jurisdiction From Circuit Court