As amended through January 31, 2024
Rule 19 - Appeal of family court order(a)Time periods. - Within ten (10) days following the entry of a family court order granting or refusing a domestic violence protective order, any party may appeal the order of the family court by filing a petition for appeal in the circuit clerk's office. The circuit court shall hear the petition for appeal within ten (10) days after the petition is filed. No bond shall be required for a petition for appeal. (b)Order in effect pending appeal. - The family court order shall remain in effect pending an appeal unless stayed by the circuit court. (c)Appeal hearing.- The petition for appeal is on the record established in family court. The circuit court shall enter an order immediately upon the conclusion of the hearing on a form approved by the West Virginia Supreme Court. W. Va. R. Prac. & P. Dom. Viol. 19