West Virginia Rules of Procedure for Child Abuse and Neglect Proceedings

Rule 1 - Scope of child abuse and neglect rules
Rule 2 - Purposes of child abuse and neglect rules; construction and enforcement
Rule 3 - Definitions
Rule 3a - Pre-petition Investigations
Rule 4 - Transfer and consolidation
Rule 4a - Venue
Rule 5 - Contemporaneous civil, criminal, and other proceedings
Rule 6 - Maintaining case on court docket
Rule 6a - Confidentiality of Proceedings and Records; Access by Family Court
Rule 7 - Time Computation; extensions of time and continuances
Rule 8 - Testimony of children; inclusion of children in hearings and multidisciplinary treatment team meetings
Rule 9 - Use of closed circuit television testimony
Rule 10 - Discovery
Rule 11 - Motion to compel, limit, or deny discovery
Rule 12 - Judicial management of discovery
Rule 13 - Preservation of records and exhibits
Rule 14 - Telephone or video conferences
Rule 15 - Visitation and other communication with child
Rule 16 - Emergency custody
Rule 16a - Required Entry of Support Orders
Rule 17 - Pleadings allowed, Form of motions and other papers
Rule 18 - Contents of petition
Rule 18a - Appointments; responsibilities of guardian ad litem
Rule 19 - Amendments to petition
Rule 20 - Notice of first hearing
Rule 21 - Effect of personal service on only one parent
Rule 22 - Preliminary hearing
Rule 23 - Preadjudicatory improvement period; family case plan; status conference
Rule 24 - Adjudicatory prehearing conference
Rule 25 - Time of final adjudicatory hearing
Rule 26 - Stipulated adjudications, uncontested petitions, contents of written reports and admissions
Rule 27 - Findings; adjudication order
Rule 28 - Disposition report by Department- The Child's case plan; contents of the child's case plan
Rule 29 - Notice of the child's case plan
Rule 30 - Exchange of information before disposition hearing
Rule 31 - Notice of disposition hearing
Rule 32 - Time of disposition hearing
Rule 33 - Stipulated disposition, contents of stipulation, voluntariness
Rule 34 - Rulings on objections to the child's case plan
Rule 35 - Uncontested termination of parental rights and contested termination and contests to the case plan
Rule 36 - Findings; disposition order
Rule 36a - Permanency hearing
Rule 37 - Improvement period; status conference
Rule 38 - Hearing after improvement period; final disposition
Rule 39 - Permanent placement review
Rule 40 - Permanent placement review reports
Rule 41 - Permanent placement review conference
Rule 42 - Findings at permanent placement review; order
Rule 43 - Time for permanent placement
Rule 44 - Foster care review
Rule 45 - Review following permanent placement; reporting permanent placement changes
Rule 46 - Modification or supplementation of court order; stipulations
Rule 47 - Status conference
Rule 48 - Separate hearing on issue of paternity
Rule 49 - Accelerated appeal for child abuse and neglect and termination of parental rights cases
Rule 50 - Stays on appeal
Rule 51 - Multidisciplinary treatment teams
Rule 52 - Court-appointed special advocate (CASA) representative
Rule 53 - Case status reporting
Rule 54 - Transitioning Adults
Appendix A - Guidelines for Children's Guardians Ad Litem in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases
Appendix B - Report of Guardian Ad Litem
Directions on Completing Report of Guardian Ad Litem