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