2010 West Virginia Code
CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS
ARTICLE 14. REMEDIES FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS.
§48-14-501. Commencement of contempt action.
PART 5. ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS
BY CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS.
§48-14-501. Commencement of contempt action.
In addition to or in lieu of the other remedies provided by
this article for the enforcement of support orders, the bureau for
child support enforcement may commence a civil or criminal contempt
proceeding in accordance with the provisions of section 1-304
against an obligor who is alleged to have willfully failed or
refused to comply with the order of a court of competent
jurisdiction requiring the payment of support. Such proceeding
shall be instituted by filing a petition for an order to show cause
why the obligor should not be held in contempt.
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