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2010 West Virginia Code
CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS
ARTICLE 14. REMEDIES FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS.
§48-14-503. Limitation on length of commitment.

§48-14-503. Limitation on length of commitment.
(a) In a commitment under subdivision (5) of section 14-502 the court shall confine the contemnor for an indeterminate period not to exceed six months or until such time as the contemnor has purged himself or herself, whichever shall first occur.

(b) An obligor committed under subdivision (5), section five hundred two of this article shall be released by court order if the court has reasonable cause to believe that the obligor will comply with the court's order.

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