Court Jurisdiction and Venue for Adoption Petitions - West Virginia
Date: January 2022
Jurisdiction
Citation: Ann. Code § 48-22-201
The circuit court has jurisdiction over adoption proceedings.
Venue
Citation: Ann. Code § 48-22-201
The petition may be filed in the county in which the petitioner resides. If the minor child to be adopted has been removed from a prior home due to an abuse or neglect proceeding, the petition may be filed in the same county as the original abuse and neglect proceeding regarding the minor child.