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(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 ...

Failure by the obligor to pay the child support obligation can result in contempt actions and the obligor could be put in jail (depending on the circumstances and amount of arrears). If the child moves, the BCSE will assist with redirecting the child support to the new caretaker/obligee.

The age of emancipation in West Virginia is 18 years of age. Courts may order support extended up to 20 years as long as the child remains in secondary school and is making substantial progress toward a diploma.

If you do not pay child support, the other parent or the West Virginia Bureau for Child Support Enforcement (BCSE) may file paperwork to bring you back to court. This is called a Petition for Contempt. After hearing the evidence, the Family Court may find you in contempt of court.

If a noncustodial parent has become delinquent and isn't making payments or following the child support order, the custodial parent has the right to go back to court and file an enforcement action.

West Virginia ranks 7th among states where parents who receive child support rely on it most, with parents receiving an average of $5,354 in child support. This makes up 14.4% of their income. Nationwide, 7.4% of U.S. households with children younger than 18 have someone receiving child support.