Each party in a divorce is required to file a Financial Disclosure Statement listing all known assets and liabilities. A person can be charged with false swearing or be held in contempt for knowingly filing a false statement. This is a fairly standardized form in West Virginia that requires copies of recent Federal Tax Returns, […]

Several years ago in West Virginia the law was changed regarding who could file criminal complaints. Under the previous law a private individual could initiate a criminal complaint against someone else. However, this led to constant abuses: People would file retaliatory complaints then come into Court hoping to play an “I’ll drop mine against you […]

Under West Virginia law, a grandparent of a child residing in West Virginia may apply for Court ordered visitation by filing a motion or petition with the Circuit Court or Family Court of the County where the child resides. However, both the United States Supreme Court and the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals have […]