WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2023 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced
House Bill 2331
By Delegate C. Pritt
[Introduced January 11, 2023; Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary]
A BILL to repeal §51-2A-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to family court jurisdiction, exceptions, and limitations.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §51-2A-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, is repealed.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to repeal the section of code limiting the jurisdiction of circuit courts to consider divorce cases.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.