West Virginia Code
Chapter 48. Domestic Relations
Article 5. Divorce

§48-5-101. Absolute Divorce - §48-5-101. Absolute divorce. A divorce ordered in this state is...

§48-5-102. Subject Matter Jurisdiction - §48-5-102. Subject matter jurisdiction. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and...

§48-5-103. Jurisdiction of Parties; Service of Process - (a) In an action for divorce, it is immaterial where...

§48-5-104. Retention of Jurisdiction When Divorce Is Denied - If a divorce is denied, the court shall retain jurisdiction...

§48-5-105. Residency Requirements for Maintaining an Action for Divorce - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this...

§48-5-106. Venue of Actions for Divorce - (a) If the respondent in an action for divorce is...

§48-5-107. Parties to a Divorce Action - (a) Either or both of the parties to a marriage...

§48-5-201. Grounds for Divorce; Irreconcilable Differences - §48-5-201. Grounds for divorce; irreconcilable differences. The court may order...

§48-5-202. Grounds for Divorce; Voluntary Separation - (a) A divorce may be ordered when the parties have...

§48-5-203. Grounds for Divorce; Cruel or Inhuman Treatment - (a) A divorce may be ordered for cruel or inhuman...

§48-5-204. Grounds for Divorce; Adultery - A divorce may be ordered for adultery. Adultery is the...

§48-5-205. Grounds for Divorce; Conviction of Crime - A divorce may be ordered when either of the parties...

§48-5-206. Grounds for Divorce; Permanent and Incurable Insanity - (a) A divorce may be ordered for permanent and incurable...

§48-5-207. Grounds for Divorce; Habitual Drunkenness or Drug Addiction - (a) A divorce may be ordered for habitual drunkenness of...

§48-5-208. Grounds for Divorce; Desertion - A divorce may be ordered to the party abandoned, when...

§48-5-209. Grounds for Divorce; Abuse or Neglect of a Child - (a) A divorce may be ordered for abuse or neglect...

§48-5-301. When a Divorce Not to Be Granted - §48-5-301. When a divorce not to be granted. No divorce...

§48-5-401. Verification of Pleadings - §48-5-401. Verification of pleadings. All pleadings in a divorce action...

§48-5-402. Petition for Divorce - §48-5-402. Petition for divorce. (a) An action for divorce is...

§48-5-403. Answer to Petition - (a) The responsive pleading to a petition for divorce is...

§48-5-404. Advance Filing of Divorce Petition in Actions Alleging Abandonment or Voluntary Separation - (a) At any time after the parties to a marriage...

§48-5-405. Amendments to Pleadings - Amendments to pleadings in an action for divorce are permitted...

§48-5-501. Relief That May Be Included in Temporary Order of Divorce - OF ACTION FOR DIVORCE. §48-5-501. Relief that may be included...

§48-5-502. Temporary Spousal Support - The court may require either party to pay temporary spousal...

§48-5-503. Temporary Parenting Order; Child Support - (a) The court shall enter a temporary parenting order in...

§48-5-504. Attorney's Fees and Court Costs - (a) The court may compel either party to pay attorney's...

§48-5-505. Costs of Health Care and Hospitalization - As an incident to requiring the payment of temporary spousal...

§48-5-506. Use and Occupancy of the Marital Home - (a) The court may grant the exclusive use and occupancy...

§48-5-507. Use and Possession of Motor Vehicles - (a) As an incident to requiring the payment of temporary...

§48-5-508. Preservation of the Properties of the Parties - (a) If the pleadings include a specific request for specific...

§48-5-509. Enjoining Abuse, Emergency Protective Order - (a) The court may enjoin the offending party from molesting...

§48-5-510. Consideration of Financial Factors in Ordering Temporary Relief - (a) In ordering temporary relief under the provisions of this...

§48-5-511. Disclosure of Assets - To facilitate the resolution of issues arising at a hearing...

§48-5-512. Ex Parte Orders Granting Temporary Relief - An ex parte order granting all or part of the...

§48-5-513. Granting of Ex Parte Relief - (a) Every ex parte order granted without notice must: (1)...

§48-5-514. Temporary Order Not Subject to Appeal or Review - An order granting temporary relief may not be the subject...

§48-5-601. Relief That May Be Included in Final Order of Divorce - §48-5-601. Relief that may be included in final order of...

§48-5-602. Court May Require Payment of Spousal Support - The court, in ordering a divorce may require either party...

§48-5-603. Relief Regarding Minor Child or Children - (a) If the action involves a minor child or children,...

§48-5-604. Use and Occupancy of Marital Home - §48-5-604. Use and occupancy of marital home. (a) The court...

§48-5-605. Use and Possession of Motor Vehicles - (a) The court may award the exclusive use and possession...

§48-5-606. Relief Regarding Costs of Health Care and Hospitalization - As an incident to requiring the payment of spousal support...

§48-5-607. Court May Order Transfer of Accounts for Recurring Expenses - The court may order either party to take necessary steps...

§48-5-608. Injunctive Relief or Protective Orders - (a) When allegations of abuse have been proved, the court...

§48-5-609. Court May Restore to Either Party His or Her Property - Upon ordering a divorce, the court has the power to...

§48-5-610. Court May Order Just and Equitable Distribution of Property - (a) When the pleadings include a specific request for specific...

§48-5-611. Suit Money, Counsel Fees and Costs - (a) Costs may be awarded to either party as justice...

§48-5-612. Court May Order a Party to Deliver Separate Property - Unless a contrary disposition is ordered pursuant to other provisions...

§48-5-613. Former Name of Party; Restoration - The court, upon ordering a divorce, shall if requested to...

§48-5-701. Revision of Order Concerning Spousal Support - §48-5-701. Revision of order concerning spousal support. After the entry...

§48-5-702. Revision of Order Enjoining Abuse - After entering an order enjoining abuse in accordance with the...

§48-5-703. Revision of Order Allocating Custodial Responsibility and Decision-Making Responsibility - After entering an order allocating custodial responsibility and decision-making responsibility...

§48-5-704. Revision of Order Establishing Child Support - (a) After entering an order establishing child support in accordance...

§48-5-705. Bureau for Child Support Enforcement May Seek Revision of Order Establishing Child Support - The Bureau for Child Support enforcement may review a child...

§48-5-706. Revision of Order Concerning Distribution of Marital Property - In modifying a final divorce order, the court may, when...

§48-5-707. Reduction or Termination of Spousal Support Because of De Facto Marriage - (a)(1) In the discretion of the court, an award of...