Part III. Civil Procedures Of General Application.
§48-16-301. Proceedings under article.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, this part applies to all proceedings under this article.

(b) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may commence a proceeding authorized under this article by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.

Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2012 1st Special Session