WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2026 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 4888

By Delegates Bridges, Vance, Foggin, Chiarelli, Masters, and Willis

[Introduced January 28, 2026; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary]

A BILL to amend and reenact §48-13-201 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to child support; and removing child support when both parents get equal custody and both parents work.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 13. GUIDELINES FOR CHILD SUPPORT AWARDS.

PART 2. CALCULATION OF CHILD SUPPORT ORDER.

§48-13-201. Use of both parents' income Income used in determining child support.

(a) A child support order is determined by dividing the total child support obligation between the parents in proportion to their income. Both parents' adjusted gross income is used to determine the amount of child support.

(b) When a court allocates custodial responsibility so that, except to the extent required under §48-9-209 of this code, the custodial time the child spends with each parent shall be equal (50-50) and both parents work, there shall be no child support payments sent by either parent.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to remove child support when both parents get equal custody and both parents work.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.