W. Va. Code § 48-1-222
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§48-1-222. Domestic relations action defined.
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PART 2. DEFINITIONS.
"Domestic relations action" means an action:
(1) To obtain a divorce;
(2) To have a marriage annulled;
(3) To be granted separate maintenance;
(4) To establish paternity;
(5) To establish and enforce child or spousal support, including actions brought under the provisions of the uniform interstate family support act; and
(6) To allocate custodial responsibility and determine decision-making responsibility, or to otherwise determine child custody, as in an action petitioning for a writ of habeas corpus wherein the issue is child custody.
"Domestic relations action" means an action:
(1) To obtain a divorce;
(2) To have a marriage annulled;
(3) To be granted separate maintenance;
(4) To establish paternity;
(5) To establish and enforce child or spousal support, including actions brought under the provisions of the uniform interstate family support act; and
(6) To allocate custodial responsibility and determine decision-making responsibility, or to otherwise determine child custody, as in an action petitioning for a writ of habeas corpus wherein the issue is child custody.
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