§51-2A-19. Temporary Assignment of Family Court Judges
(a) Upon the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of family court judge, the disqualification of a family court judge or the inability of a family court judge to attend to his or her duties because of illness, temporary absence or any other reason, the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals may […]
§51-2A-20. County Commissions Required to Furnish Offices for the Family Court Judges
Each county commission of this state has a duty to provide premises for the family court which are adequate for the conduct of the duties required of the court under the provisions of this article and of chapter forty-eight of this code and which conform to standards established by rules promulgated by the Supreme Court […]
§51-2A-21. Budget of the Family Court
The budget for the payment of the salaries and benefits of the family court judges and clerical and secretarial assistants shall be included in the appropriation for the Supreme Court of Appeals. The family court administration fund, heretofore created as the family law master administration fund, is continued as a special account in the state […]
§51-2A-22. Family Court Fund
The office and the clerks of the circuit courts shall, on or before the tenth day of each month, transmit all amounts directed to be paid to the family court fund under any provision of this code to the state Treasurer for deposit in the state Treasury to the credit of a special revenue fund […]
§51-2A-23. Operative Dates; Terminology
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the provisions of Enrolled Senate Bill No. 5007, passed during the fifth extraordinary session of the 2001 Legislature, become operable on January 1, 2002. It is intended that the family law master system in existence on July 1, 2001, will continue to function under the […]
§51-2A-24. Review by Intermediate Court of Appeals; Transfer of Jurisdiction From Circuit Court
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, an appeal of a final order or decision entered by a family court after June 30, 2022, must be made to the Intermediate Court of Appeals, as provided in 51-11-1 et seq. of this code: Provided, That any appeal of a judgement or final order […]
§51-2A-16. Expiration of Appellate Procedures; Exceptions; Report Requirements
(a) The provisions of sections eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen and fifteen of this article shall expire and be of no force and effect after June 30, 2011, except as otherwise provided by subsection (b) of this section. (b) Appeals that are pending before a circuit court or the Supreme Court of Appeals on June 30, […]
§51-2A-17. Disciplinary Proceedings for Family Court Judges
A family court judge may be censured, temporarily suspended or retired as provided for in section eight, article VIII of the West Virginia Constitution. A family court judge may be removed from office only by impeachment in accordance with the provisions of section nine, article IV of the West Virginia Constitution.
§51-2A-18. Vacancy in the Office of Family Court Judge
If a vacancy occurs in the office of family court judge, the Governor shall fill the vacancy by appointment as provided in section three, article ten, chapter three of this code.
§51-2A-9. Contempt Powers of Family Court Judge
(a) In addition to the powers of contempt established in chapter forty-eight of this code, a family court judge may: (1) Sanction persons through civil contempt proceedings when necessary to preserve and enforce the rights of private parties or to administer remedies granted by the court;