Instructions Child Support

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WEST VIRGINIA EXPEDITED MODIFICATION OF CHILD SUPPORT
*IMPORTANT INFORMATION*
YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE BETTER PROTECTED
WITH THE HELP OF AN ATTORNEY.
You may prepare and file a Petition for Expedited Modification of Child Support without the
assistance of an attorney, and represent yourself in Family Court, BUT your rights may be better protected
with the help of an attorney.
The staffs of the Circuit Clerk’s Office and the Family Court are prohibited by law from
providing legal advice.
***
Please notify the Circuit Clerk in advance if you require any special arrangements to fully
participate in court proceedings; for example, a language interpreter, hearing or visual aids, or
accommodations for physical access.
***
The forms in this packet require you to list your address and telephone number. If you believe the
safety, liberty, or health of you or your children would be put at risk by the disclosure of this
information, you may file an affidavit to have the information withheld from all persons except court
employees who require the information to carry out their duties.
The affidavit you need to file is the Affidavit for Withholding Identifying Information
(SCA-FC-140). This affidavit form is not included with these materials. You can obtain the affidavit at the
Circuit Clerk’s Office. You can complete and file the affidavit in the Circuit Clerk’s Office at any time, or
you can ask the Family Court Judge to enter an order allowing you to withhold the information. If your
identifying information is withheld, the other parties’ court papers will be served through the Circuit Clerk,
and not directly on you.
INSTRUCTIONS
A Petition for Expedited Modification of Child Support (SCA-FC-226) asks the court to change the
amount of child support. If you want the court to enforce a child support order because someone is not
paying child support, you need to file a Contempt Petition (SCA-FC-251). The forms and instructions
for filing a Contempt Petition are available in Circuit Clerk and Family Court offices.
A Petition for Expedited Modification of Child Support can be used ONLY to ask the court to
modify child support. If you want to ask the court to modify an order in any other way, such as change a
Parenting Plan, or change spousal support, you must file a regular Petition for Modification
(SCA-FC-201). The forms and instructions for filing a regular Petition for Modification are available in
Circuit Clerk and Family Court offices.
SCA-FC-225: WV Instructions for Petition for Expedited Modification of Child Support
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Review Date: 04/2016; Revision Date: 04/2016;
WVSCA Approved: 2/9/2016

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