The forms contained in the Appendix of Forms are sufficient under the rules and are intended to indicate the simplicity and brevity of statement which the rules contemplate.
Rule 84.Forms
Current through January 1, 2025 · Last verified July 8, 2026
In one sentenceRule 84 states that the forms in the Appendix of Forms satisfy these rules and illustrate the level of simplicity and brevity the rules intend for pleadings and other papers.
Full Text of Rule 84
Amendment History
The current West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure took effect January 1, 2025, as part of a rewrite that modernized the rules’ numbering and structure. West Virginia does not publish a per-rule amendment history inside the compiled rules text reproduced here. The text above is verified current through the source’s own January 1, 2025 update; for the underlying adopting order and any later amendments, see the West Virginia Judiciary’s compiled rules page.
Plain-English Summary
Rule 84 points to the Appendix of Forms as a reference for how simple a pleading or other document is supposed to be under these rules. A document that follows one of those forms is sufficient under the rules, and the forms themselves are meant to model the brief, plain style the rules are written to encourage — not to demand more formality or detail than the rules require.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are the forms in the Appendix of Forms mandatory?
The rule says using them is sufficient to satisfy these rules; their purpose is to illustrate the simple, brief style the rules intend, not to impose extra requirements.
Source & verification. The rule text is reproduced verbatim from the
official West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure (W. Va. R. Civ. P. 84). Prescribed by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (W. Va. Const. art. VIII, § 3). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 8, 2026. ·
Official source
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