Obtaining Guardianship Or Third Party Custody

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Child Support and Visitation in West Virginia

In West Virginia, the courts follow West Virginia Sections 48-5-603, 48-13-201, and 48-13-702 as a basic layout of the rules for determining the amount of support that is to be paid. The child support order generally mandates both the frequency of payments and the amount that the supporting parent must pay the supported parent to help care for the child. check to learn more.

West Virginia Child Custody Laws

When minor children are involved in a divorce, the West Virginia courts will do everything possible to lessen the emotional trauma that the children may be experiencing. In West Virginia, the court commonly grants the non-custodial parent rights of visitation so that the child and the non-custodial parent may maintain a parent-child relationship that is beneficial to the child, unless, however, the court finds that the visitation is likely to endanger the child's physical or emotional health. check to learn more.