There is hereby created in each county in this state a family court to be designated as "The Family Court of _________ County, West Virginia."
W. Va. Code § 51-2A-1
Family courts established
Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case 213 W. Va. 692 - State Ex Rel. Silver v. Wilkes (2003)
Most recently applied in 226 W. Va. 384 - Allen v. Allen (November 2009)
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