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§48-13-301. Determining the basic child support obligation. West Virginia Monthly Basic Child Support Obligations (Adjusted for West Virginia's Income Relative to U.S. Averages)COMBINED GROSS MONTHLY INCOMEONE CHILDTWO CHILDREN10001822771050191291110020030419 more rows

ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS; DEFINITIONS. (b) ?Basic shared parenting? means an arrangement under which one parent keeps a child or children overnight for less than 35 percent of the year and under which both parents contribute to the expenses of the child or children in addition to the payment of child support.

Under the new WV custody law, both types of custodial rights shall be shared equally between the parents unless the parents agree otherwise or the court finds such shared custody is not in the best interests of the child.

In West Virginia, both parents are responsible for the care and support of their child. The amount of child support you have to pay or will receive depends on the number of children you have and the combined income of both parents.

(2) A person who repeatedly and willfully fails to pay his or her court-ordered support which he or she can reasonably provide and which he or she knows he or she has a duty to provide to a minor by virtue of a court or administrative order and the failure results in twelve months without payment of support that ...

In West Virginia shared custody, the nonresidential parent pays child support to the residential parent. In the case of a 50/50 split, the higher earner generally pays child support to the lower earner to ensure the children's standard of living is the same in both locations.