{"id":377188,"date":"2016-04-11T01:24:14","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T06:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/state\/west-virginia-law\/west-virginia-child-support-guidelines.html"},"modified":"2025-04-28T14:39:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T19:39:32","slug":"west-virginia-child-support-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/west-virginia-law\/west-virginia-child-support-guidelines.html","title":{"rendered":"West Virginia Child Support Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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West Virginia Child Support Guidelines<\/h1>\n
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West Virginia child support orders require both parents to make child support payments proportional to each parent’s income. A child support order can follow a court order after a divorce proceeding or an application to the West Virginia Bureau for Child Support Enforcement<\/a> (BCSE).<\/p>\r\n

Factors that determine parental obligations in child support cases include:<\/p>\r\n