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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 48. Domestic Relations » Article 18. Bureau for Child Support Enforcement

§48-18-122. Central State Case Registry

(a) The Bureau for Child Support enforcement shall establish and maintain a central state case registry of child support orders. All orders in cases when any party receives any service provided by the Bureau for Child Support enforcement shall be included in the registry. Any other support order entered or modified in this state on […]

§48-18-123. Subpoenas

In order to obtain financial and medical insurance or other information pursuant to the establishment, enforcement and modification provisions set forth in this chapter, the Bureau for Child Support enforcement or any out-of-state agency administering a program under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act may serve, by certified mail or personal service, an administrative […]

§48-18-124. Liability for Financial Institutions Providing Financial Records to the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement; Agreements for Data Match System; Encumbrance or Surrender of Assets

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a financial institution shall not be liable under the law of this state to any person for: (1) Disclosing any financial record of an individual to the Bureau for Child Support enforcement in response to a subpoena issued by the bureau pursuant to section 18-123 of this […]

§48-18-126. Review and Adjustment of Child Support Orders

(a) Either parent or, if there has been an assignment of support to the Department of Health and Human Resources, the Bureau for Child Support enforcement shall have the right to request an administrative review of the child support award in the following circumstances: (1) Where the request for review is received thirty-six months or […]

§48-18-128. Billing for Fees and Costs

(a) When any filing, copying or other service is provided to the Bureau for Child Support enforcement, the state or county official or the clerk of any court providing such fee for a charge, shall bill the Bureau for Child Support enforcement monthly. (b) When any filing, copying or other service is provided to a […]

§48-18-130. Publicizing Child Support Enforcement Services

The Bureau for Child Support enforcement shall regularly and frequently publicize, through public service announcements, the availability of child support enforcement services under the provisions of this chapter and otherwise, including information as to any application fees for such services and a toll-free telephone number and a postal address at which further information may be […]

§48-18-131. Access to Records, Confidentiality

(a) All records in the possession of the Bureau for Child Support enforcement, including records concerning an individual case of child or spousal support, are confidential and shall not be released except as follows: (1) Records shall be disclosed or withheld as required by federal law or regulations promulgated thereunder notwithstanding other provisions of this […]

§48-18-132. Access to Information

(a) All state, county and municipal agencies' offices and employers, including profit, nonprofit and governmental employers, receiving a request for information and assistance from the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement or any out-of-state agency administering a program under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act shall cooperate with the bureau or with the out-of-state agency […]

§48-18-133. Recording of Social Security Numbers in Certain Family Matters

(a) The social security number, if any, of any applicant for a professional license, driver's license, occupational license, recreational license, or marriage license must be recorded on the application for such license. (b) The social security number of any individual who is subject to a divorce decree, support order, or paternity determination or acknowledgment must […]

§48-18-202. Request for Assistance by Party

(a) To make a request for assistance under this article, a party shall submit the request in writing to the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement on a form provided by the bureau. The written request form shall include all of the requesting party's information known to the party that is relevant to determine the child […]

§48-18-203. Bureau Processing of Request for Assistance or Recalculation

(a) Upon receipt of a request from a party pursuant to section two hundred two of this article, the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement shall notify the responding party that a request for assistance in the recalculation of the support amount and the related preparation and presentation of a petition or proposed order to modify […]

§48-18-204. Request for Meeting With the Bureau

(a) Either party may ask for an in-person meeting with the Bureau, prior to the preparation or presentation of any petition to seek a modification of a child support order or any proposed modification order to the family court. As a part of the initial contact and notice to the parties after its receipt of […]