2005 West Virginia Code - §48-18-205. — Bureau action on request of recalculation and presentation of proposed order.

§48-18-205. Bureau action on request of recalculation and presentation of proposed order.

(a) If the Bureau determines that no credible information exists to establish finding of a substantial change in circumstances as required by section one-hundred five, article eleven of this chapter or section one hundred six, article fourteen of this chapter, the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement shall notify the parties of that fact and notify the parties that the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement will not be preparing a petition of proposed order seeking modification of the parties' child support obligation. Under those circumstances, if the parties disagree with the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement's assessment and wish to independently file a petition for modification, the parties may still seek modification of child support by filing a petition for modification of an order for support with the family court under the provisions of section one hundred five or one hundred six, article eleven of this chapter or under the provisions of section one hundred six, article fourteen of this chapter.
(b) If the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement determines that there has been a substantial change of circumstances as required by section one hundred five, article eleven of this chapter or by section one hundred six, article fourteen of this chapter, then the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement shall prepare a petition and proposed order modifying the child support order to be filed with the clerk of the family court.
(c) Any such petition filed by the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement filed pursuant to this article shall include the following:
(1) A copy of the proposed order;
(2) A print-out of the child support guidelines calculations;
(3) A notice of the Bureau's action;
(4) The documents and statements relied upon;
(5) Any statement of findings or justification the Bureau is required or determines to include; and
(6) A form and instructions for filing an objection to the proposed order, should a party wish to do so, which form shall require a statement of the ground or grounds for filing the objection.
(d) The Bureau for Child Support Enforcement's proposed order shall be based on the child support guidelines: Provided, That the Bureau may disregard the child support guidelines or adjust the amount as allowed by section seven hundred two, article thirteen of this chapter in the following instances:
(1) When the previous child support order disregarded the child support guidelines; the grounds for the disregarding or adjusting the guidelines are stated in the worksheet or previous order or are agreed upon by the parties, or are otherwise clear; and those grounds continue to exist and can be applied to the current circumstances; or
(2) If new grounds for the disregard or adjustment are fully explained in the proposed order.