2010 West Virginia Code
CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS
ARTICLE 14. REMEDIES FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS.
§48-14-101. When action may be brought for child support order.
PART 1. ACTION TO OBTAIN AN ORDER FOR
SUPPORT OF MINOR CHILD.
§48-14-101. When action may be brought for child support order.
An action may be brought in family court to obtain an order
for the support of a minor child when:
(1) The child has a parent and child relationship with an obligor;
(2) The obligor is not meeting an obligation to support the child;
(3) An enforceable order for the support of the child by the obligor has not been entered by a court of competent jurisdiction; and
(4) There is no pending action for divorce, separate maintenance or annulment in which the obligation of support owing from the obligor to the child is at issue.
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