West Virginia Family Courts

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West Virginia Family Courts

The Family Courts are court in West Virginia that have jurisdiction over cases, such as, divorce, annulment, and visitation rights. The Family Courts are divided into 27 Family Circuits. The West Virginia Family Courts were created by a constitutional amendment passed by voters in November 2000. These courts took effect January 1, 2002.

Family Court Circuits

Circuit Number	Counties Served
First Family Circuit	Brooke, Hancock and Ohio
Second Family Circuit	Marshall, Tyler and Wetzel
Third Family Circuit	Pleasants and Wood
Fourth Family Circuit	Calhoun, Gilmer, Roane and Ritchie
Fifth Family Circuit	Jackson, Mason, and Wirt
Sixth Family Circuit	Cabell
Seventh Family Circuit	Wayne
Eighth Family Circuit	Mingo
Ninth Family Circuit	Logan
Tenth Family Circuit	Boone and Lincoln
Eleventh Family Circuit	Kanawha
Twelfth Family Circuit	McDowell and Mercer
Thirteenth Family Circuit	Raleigh, Summers, and Wyoming
Fourteenth Family Circuit	Fayette
Fifteenth Family Circuit	Greenbrier and Monroe
Sixteenth Family Circuit	Clay and Nicholas
Seventeenth Family Circuit	Braxton, Lewis, and Upshur
Eighteenth Family Circuit	Doddridge and Harrison
Nineteenth Family Circuit	Marion
Twentieth Family Circuit	Monongalia and Preston
Twenty-First Family Circuit	Barbour and Taylor
Twenty-Second Family Circuit	Randolph and Tucker
Twenty-Third Family Circuit	Hampshire, Mineral, and Morgan
Twenty-Fourth Family Circuit	Berkeley and Jefferson
Twenty-Fifth Family Circuit	Grant, Hardy, and Pendleton
Twenty-Sixth Family Circuit	Putnam
Twenty-Seventh Family Circuit	Pocahontas and Webster

External links

• Family Courts Overview
• Family Courts Judge Directory
• Family Court Circuit Map