Rule 4 – Security

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Upon a family court judge’s request, the sheriff shall provide a bailiff for any family court proceeding. Except for such bailiffs or persons authorized by order of the circuit court, no person shall carry or permit another person to carry any weapon to a family...

Rule 3 – Effective date

by | May 14, 2021 | Family Law, West Virginia

(a)Effective Date. – The rules shall take effect on the 1st day of January, 2002, and shall govern all Family Court proceedings after this date. (b)Transfer of Cases to Family Court. – Effective January 1, 2002, all family court cases pending before the...

Rule 2 – Terminology

by | May 14, 2021 | Family Law, West Virginia

Unless otherwise indicated: the Code refers to the Code of West Virginia; any reference to a rule without identification of a set of rules, e.g., Rule 6, refers to a rule of the West Virginia Rules of Practice and Procedure for Family Court; any reference to a set of...

Rule 1 – Scope; conflicts

by | May 14, 2021 | Family Law, West Virginia

These rules shall govern all proceedings in Family Court with the exception of domestic violence civil proceedings unless specifically referenced in these rules. If these rules conflict with other rules or statutes, these rules shall apply.W. Va. R. Prac. & P....