West Virginia Code 48-16-601 – Registration of order for enforcement
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A support order or income withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this state for enforcement.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 48-16-601
- Foreign support order: means a support order of a foreign tribunal. See West Virginia Code 48-16-102
- Income: includes earnings or other periodic entitlements to money from any source and any other property subject to withholding for support under the law of this state. See West Virginia Code 48-16-102
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See West Virginia Code 48-16-102
- Support order: means a judgment, decree, order, decision or directive, whether temporary, final or subject to modification, issued in a state or foreign country for the benefit of a child, a spouse or a former spouse which provides for monetary support, health care, arrearages, retroactive support or reimbursement for financial assistance provided to an individual obligee in place of child support. See West Virginia Code 48-16-102