The records and judicial proceedings of any court of the United States, or of any state or territory, or of any country subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, shall be proved or admitted in any court in this state, by the attestation of the clerk, and the seal of the court annexed, if there be a seal, together with a certificate of the judge, chief justice, or presiding magistrate, that the said attestation is in due form. And the said records and judicial proceedings, so authenticated, shall have such faith and credit given to them in every court within this state as they have by law or usage in the courts of the state or jurisdiction from which they are taken. Full faith and credit for child support orders shall be accorded by this state in conformity with federal law.
W. Va. Code § 57-1-12
Authentication of records and proceedings of courts of United States or other states; full faith and credit
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 190 W. Va. 49 - Clark v. Rockwell (1993)
Most recently applied in 85 Op. Att'y Gen. 87 - (2000) (April 2000)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.