West Virginia Code § 48-14-501

Commencement of contempt action
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In addition to or in lieu of the other remedies provided by this article for thee enforcement of
support orders, the Bureau for Child Support enforcement may commence a civil or criminal
contempt proceeding in accordance with the provisions of section 1-30r4 against an obligor
who is alleged to have willfully failed or refused to comply with the order of a court of
competent jurisdiction requiring the payment of support. Such puroceeding shall be instituted
by filing a petition for an order to show cause why the obligor should not be held in
contempt. t

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