West Virginia Rules of Practice and Procedure for Family Court
Cited as W. Va. R. Prac. & P. Fam. Ct. · 54 active rules
West Virginia's civil trial courts follow these rules for every civil action and proceeding, from filing a complaint through final judgment and appeal. Summaries, FAQs and full rule text are being added rule by rule.
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Administrative Provisions
Prehearing Procedures
Temporary Relief
Hearings
Orders
Appeals
- Rule 26 Waiver of appeal to intermediate court of appeals
- Rule 27 Stay of proceedings pending appeal
- Rule 28 Appeal to intermediate court of appeals
- Rule 29 Insufficient record for appeal [Abrogated] Abrogated
- Rule 30 Motions to Dismiss the Appeal [Abrogated] Abrogated
- Rule 31 Granting or refusing the appeal [Abrogated] Abrogated
- Rule 32 Extensions of time [Abrogated] Abrogated
- Rule 33 Oral argument [Abrogated] Abrogated
- Rule 34 Final decisions [Abrogated] Abrogated
- Rule 35 Remand to family court judge [Abrogated] Abrogated
- Rule 36 Motions [Abrogated] Abrogated
Parent Education
Mediation
- Rule 38 Mediator panels; training and qualifications; information reporting
- Rule 39 Premediation screening
- Rule 40 Procedure following receipt of abbreviated premediation screening report
- Rule 41 Mediation fees
- Rule 42 Procedure for mediator disqualification
- Rule 43 Mediation procedures
- Rule 44 Court's consideration of mediated agreement
- Rule 45 Prohibition of dual relationships in mediation and parent education
- Rule 46 Immunity
Special Proceedings and Procedures
- Rule 47 Guardians ad litem for children
- Rule 48 Child Abuse and Neglect
- Rule 48a Infant guardianship proceedings
- Rule 49 Paternity
- Rule 50 Petitions for modification
- Rule 51 Expedited modification of child support
- Rule 52 Relocation of a parent
- Rule 53 Bifurcation
- Rule 54 Authority to accept waivers
- Rule 55 Agreements
- Rule 56 Interpreters
- Rule 57 Withdrawal and substitution of counsel
Disqualification of Family Court Judges
Time Standards
Rules 29 through 36 carry no operative text and are shown below for completeness: each is marked "[Abrogated]" in the source, the appeal provisions superseded when West Virginia established its Intermediate Court of Appeals.
Source: West Virginia Judiciary ·
Prescribed by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (W. Va. Const. art. VIII, § 3) ·
Current through December 29, 2025 ·
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