West Virginia Rules of Practice and Procedure for Financial Exploitation Civil Proceedings – 2026
The Rules of Practice and Procedure for Financial Exploitation Civil Proceedings, governing petitions for protective orders against the financial exploitation of elderly, incapacitated and protected persons in the courts of West Virginia. Coverage runs from scope and the petition, through hearings and orders, to service, enforcement, appeal and time computation.
Browse all 28 rules of the 2026 edition below. Each rule includes the full text, a plain-English summary, committee notes, amendment history, and cross-references to related rules. Use the search box to find rules by keyword or number.
Rule 1
Scope; conflicts
Rule 2
Terminology
Rule 3
Effective date
Rule 4
Venue
Rule 5
Fees
Rule 6
Waiver of fees and costs for indigents
Rule 7
Confidentiality of proceedings
Rule 8
Persons allowed to be present during hearing; unofficial recording of financial exploitation proceedings prohibited
Rule 9
Filing of petitions and other pleadings
Rule 10
Temporary Financial Exploitation Protective Order
Rule 11
Answer
Rule 12
Notice of circuit court final hearing
Rule 13
Service
Rule 13a
Order of Publication
Rule 14
Filing and service by facsimile transmission
Rule 15
Judicial economy and consolidation
Rule 16
Continuances
Rule 17
Amended pleadings
Rule 18
Transfer of case file from magistrate to circuit court when emergency protective order granted
Rule 19
Termination of emergency protective order
Rule 20
Appeal of denial of emergency order
Rule 21
Permanent Financial Exploitation Protective Order
Rule 22
Appeal of circuit court order
Rule 23
Disqualification of Circuit Court Judge
Rule 24
Interested Persons Filing on behalf of Elderly, Incapacitated Persons or Protected Persons
Rule 25
Review Hearings
Rule 26
Appointment of guardian ad litem
Rule 27
Time Computation