Rule 10 – Pleadings

(a)All pleadings filed in office of the circuit clerk. – All pleadings shall be filed in the office of the circuit clerk. The filing of pleadings prepared without the assistance of counsel, including legible handwritten pleadings, shall be permitted....

Rule 9 – Commencement of actions

(a)Commencement of actions. – All actions for divorce, annulment and separate maintenance shall be filed as family court cases except at the discretion of the circuit court or the petitioner, any action for divorce, annulment or separate maintenance filed...

Rule 8 – Unofficial recording of proceedings

Unless prior permission is granted by the family court, no person shall be permitted to make photographs, video recordings, sound recordings, or any other form of recording of proceedings, or any sound, video, or other form of transmission or broadcast of proceedings;...

Rule 7 – Exhibits

By order, the court may make special provisions for the secure custody and disposition of any exhibit. Such orders shall provide specific instructions for custody and disposition.W. Va. R. Prac. & P. Fam. Ct. 7