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September 3, 202548-5-208. Grounds for divorce; desertion
A divorce may be ordered to the party abandoned, when either party willfully abandons or deserts the other for six months.
Selected Statutes: West Virginia
- Chapter 44A. West Virginia Guardianship and Conservatorship Act
- Chapter 48. Domestic Relations
- Article 1. General Provisions; Definitions
- Article 5. Divorce
- Part 1. General Provisions
- Part 2. Grounds for Divorce
- 48-5-201. Grounds for divorce; irreconcilable differences
- 48-5-202. Grounds for divorce; voluntary separation
- 48-5-203. Grounds for divorce; cruel or inhuman treatment
- 48-5-204. Grounds for divorce; adultery
- 48-5-205. Grounds for divorce; conviction of crime
- 48-5-206. Grounds for divorce; permanent and incurable insanity
- 48-5-207. Grounds for divorce; habitual drunkenness or drug addiction
- 48-5-208. Grounds for divorce; desertion
- 48-5-209. Grounds for divorce; abuse or neglect of a child
- Part 5. Temporary Relief During Pendency of Action for Divorce
- 48-5-501. Relief that may be included in temporary order of divorce
- 48-5-502. Temporary spousal support
- 48-5-503. Temporary parenting order; child support
- 48-5-504. Attorney's fees and court costs
- 48-5-505. Costs of health care and hospitalization
- 48-5-506. Use and occupancy of the marital home
- 48-5-507. Use and possession of motor vehicles
- 48-5-508. Preservation of the properties of the parties
- 48-5-509. Enjoining abuse, emergency protective order
- 48-5-510. Consideration of financial factors in ordering temporary relief
- Article 8. Spousal Support
- Article 11. Support of Children
- Article 12. Medical Support
- Article 13. Guidelines for Child Support Awards
- Article 14. Remedies for the Enforcement of Support Obligations
- Article 18. Bureau for Child Support Enforcement
- Article 24. Establishment of Paternity
- Article 27. Prevention and Treatment or Domestic and Family Violence
- Part 1. General Provisions.
- Part 2. Definitions
- 48-27-201. Applicability of definitions.
- 48-27-202. Domestic violence defined
- 48-27-203. Emergency hearing defined
- 48-27-204. Family or household members defined
- 48-27-205. Final hearing defined
- 48-27-206. Law-enforcement agency defined
- 48-27-207. Program for victims of domestic violence defined
- 48-27-209. Protective order defined
- Part 3. Procedure
- 48-27-301. Jurisdiction
- 48-27-302. Venue
- 48-27-303. Effect of petitioner leaving residence
- 48-27-304. Commencement of proceeding
- 48-27-305. Persons who may file petition
- 48-27-306. Counterclaim or affirmative defenses
- 48-27-307. Persons accompanying petitioner
- 48-27-308. Charges for fees and costs postponed
- 48-27-309. Priority of petitions
- 48-27-310. Full faith and credit
- 48-27-311. Service of process
- 48-27-312. Production of documents pursuant to a subpoena duces tecum
- Part 4. Coordination with Pending Court Actions
- Part 5. Protective Orders; Visitation Orders
- 48-27-501. Issuance of protective order; modification of order
- 48-27-502. Mandatory provisions in protective order
- 48-27-503. Permissive provisions in protective order
- 48-27-504. Provisions in protective order for person witnessing or reporting domestic violence
- 48-27-505. Time period a protective order is in effect; extension of order; notice of order or extension
- 48-27-506. Effect of protective order on real and personal property
- 48-27-507. Mutual protective orders prohibited
- 48-27-508. Costs to be paid to family court fund
- 48-27-509. Conditions of visitation in cases involving domestic violence
- 48-27-510. Appeals
- 48-27-511. Purging of domestic violence files
- Part 6. Disposition of Domestic Violence Orders
- Part 7. Law Enforcement Response to Domestic Violence
- Part 8. Record-keeping by Law Enforcement Officers
- Part 9. Sanctions
- Part 10. Arrests
- Part 11. Miscellaneous Provisions
- Article 28. Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act
- Article 28b. Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic Violence Protective Orders Act
- Chapter 50. Magistrate Courts
- Chapter 53. Extraordinary Remedies
- Chapter 55. Actions, Suits and Arbitration; Judicial Sale
- Article 7j. Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person, Protected Person or Incapacitated Adult
- 55-7J-1. Action for financial exploitation of an elderly person, protected person or incapacitated adult; definitions
- 55-7J-2. Restriction of defenses, standing alone, based on legal relationship
- 55-7J-3. Court authorized remedies
- 55-7J-4. Attorneys' fees; court costs and burden of proof; statute of limitations
- 55-7J-5. Action to freeze assets; burden of proof; options the court may exercise
- 55-7J-6. Penalty for violation of injunction; retention of jurisdiction
- Article 7j. Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person, Protected Person or Incapacitated Adult
- Chapter 61. Crimes and their Punishments
- Article 2. Crimes against the Person
- 61-2-9. Malicious or unlawful assault; assault; battery; penalties
- 61-2-9a. Stalking, harassment; penalties; definitions
- 61-2-9d. Strangulation; suffocation and asphyxiation; definitions; penalties
- 61-2-14a. Kidnapping; penalty
- 61-2-14d. Concealment or removal of minor child from custodian or from person entitled to visitation; penalties; defenses
- 61-2-28. Domestic violence - Criminal acts
- 61-2-29. Abuse or neglect of incapacitated adult; definitions; penalties
- 61-2-29b. Financial exploitation of an elderly person, protected person, or incapacitated adult; penalties; definitions
- Article 3. Crimes Against Property
- Article 3C. West Virginia Computer Crime and Abuse Act
- Article 6. Crimes Against the Peace
- Article 7. Dangerous Weapons
- Article 8. Crimes Against Chastity, Morality and Decency
- Article 8a. Preparation, Distribution or Exhibition of Obscene Matter to Minors
- Article 8b. Sexual Offenses
- Article 8c. Filming of Sexually Explicit Conduct of Minors
- Article 8d. Child Abuse
- 61-8D-3a. Female genital mutilation; penalties; definitions
- 61-8D-5. Sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, custodian or person in a position of trust to a child; parent, guardian, custodian or person in a position of trust allowing sexual abuse to be inflicted upon a child; displaying of sex organs by a parent, guardian, or custodian; penalties
- 61-8D-6. Sending, distributing, exhibiting, possessing, displaying or transporting material by a parent, guardian or custodian, depicting a child engaged in sexually explicit conduct; penalty
- Article 11. General Provisions Concerning Crimes
- Article 2. Crimes against the Person
- State Court Rules
