West Virginia Code 48-14-202 – Registration of foreign order
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If the duty of support is based upon an order from another jurisdiction, the obligee shall first register the order in accordance with the provisions of part 16-601, et seq., of this chapter: Provided, That nothing in this subsection shall prevent the Bureau for Child Support enforcement from enforcing foreign orders for support without registration of the order in accordance with the provisions of part 16-501, et seq., of this chapter.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 48-14-202
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.