West Virginia Rules of Practice and Procedure for Domestic Violence

Rule 1 - Scope; conflicts
Rule 2 - Terminology
Rule 3 - Effective date
Rule 4 - Fees
Rule 5 - Waiver of fees and costs for indigents
Rule 6 - Confidentiality of court records
Rule 7 - Persons allowed to be present during hearing; unofficial recording of domestic violence civil proceeding prohibited
Rule 8 - Filing of petitions and other pleadings
Rule 9 - Answer; Counterclaim by Respondent treated as a petition for protective order
Rule 9a - Protective orders entered pursuant to a divorce action
Rule 9b - Automatic extensions of protective orders
Rule 9c - Family court order upon issuance of automatic extension
Rule 10 - Notice of family court final hearing
Rule 10a - Protective orders and child custody
Rule 10b - Protective orders and firearms
Rule 11 - Service
Rule 11a - Order of publication
Rule 12 - Filing and service by facsimile transmission
Rule 13 - Judicial economy and consolidation
Rule 14 - Continuances
Rule 15 - Amended pleadings
Rule 16 - Transfer of case file from magistrate to circuit court when emergency protective order granted
Rule 16a - Child Abuse and Neglect
Rule 17 - Termination of emergency protective order
Rule 18 - Appeal of denial of emergency order
Rule 19 - Appeal of family court order
Rule 20 - Disqualification of Family Court Judge
Rule 21 - Domestic violence national registry and the West Virginia domestic violence database
Rule 22 - Domestic violence support orders
Rule 23 - Testimony of children
Rule 23a - Children and incapacitated family or household members as parties
Rule 24 - Domestic violence civil contempt bond
Rule 24a - Compliance Hearings
Rule 25 - Concurrent jurisdiction
Rule 25a - Child Protection Investigation
Rule 26 - Appointments of guardians ad litem
Rule 27 - Telephonic and video conference hearings
Rule 28 - Time Computation