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The following fees are due at the time you file your divorce. * Fee for filing Divorce Petition - $135. * Fee if your Petition is served on the Respondent by the Sheriff's Department - $25. * Fee if your Petition is served on the Respondent by certified mail/restricted delivery - $20.

Gather the documents required to file for divorce. ... Complete the forms. ... File your completed paperwork with the circuit court clerk in the county where you lived when you were married or where either of you currently live. ... Attend the parent education class if you have children.

At least one of the spouses must have been a resident of West Virginia for at least 1 year immediately prior to filing for divorce. However, if the marriage was performed in West Virginia and one spouse is a resident when filing there is no durational time limit.

Fees and Court Costs. The following fees are due at the time you file your divorce. * Fee for filing Divorce Petition - $135. * Fee if your Petition is served on the Respondent by the Sheriff's Department - $25.

That solidifies the status of a no-fault divorce. There then the question does it matter who files for divorce first, well, doesn't matter at all! Because both the Petitioner and Respondent both want the divorce to occur. There's no real consequence differing between both parties.

FOR WEST VIRGINIA ONLY: You can institute a divorce even if the other party is pregnant.

Note that adultery is a fault ground for divorce in West Virginia. It's defined in the law as the voluntary sexual intercourse of a married man or woman with a person other than the offender's wife or husband.

The West Virginia circuit courts and family courts have jurisdiction to grant a divorce for any grounds fixed by law in the state, without regard to the law of the place where the marriage occurred or where the marital offense was committed. Either or both parties to a marriage may initiate an action for divorce.

West Virginia offers what is known as a no fault divorce, under which you don't have to prove (or even allege) that your spouse engaged in any specific wrongdoing in order to get divorced.

Your state might not allow a judge to consider adultery. However, you can still try to deny your cheating spouse alimony. ... If your income is much higher than your spouse's, then a judge is more likely to award alimony. However, if your incomes are similar, you have a strong argument against alimony.

Fees and Court Costs. The following fees are due at the time you file your divorce. * Fee for filing Divorce Petition - $135. * Fee if your Petition is served on the Respondent by the Sheriff's Department - $25.

Gather the documents required to file for divorce. ... Complete the forms. ... File your completed paperwork with the circuit court clerk in the county where you lived when you were married or where either of you currently live. ... Attend the parent education class if you have children.

Fees and Court Costs. The following fees are due at the time you file your divorce. * Fee for filing Divorce Petition - $135. * Fee if your Petition is served on the Respondent by the Sheriff's Department - $25. * Fee if your Petition is served on the Respondent by certified mail/restricted delivery - $20.

Total costs for divorce in West Virginia typically range from $3,500 to $23,000. Average attorneys' fees were $8,200. Total costs for divorce in West Virginia typically range from $3,500 to $23,000.

How long does a divorce take in West Virginia? Once the divorce paperwork has been filed in court, it usually takes 30 to 90 days for a divorce to be final.