West Virginia Rules of Practice and Procedure for Financial Exploitation Civil Proceedings
Rule: 20.
Jurisdiction: WV
Bluebook Citation: W.Va. R. Fin. Exploit. P. 20.
(a) Time periods. A person whose petition was denied by the magistrate court may, as a matter of right, present a petition for appeal to the circuit court by filing a petition for appeal in the magistrate court clerk's office within five (5) days of entry of the order denying the petition in the magistrate court, which petition shall be transferred to the circuit court immediately. The petition for appeal shall be heard by the circuit court within ten (10) days from the date of filing of the petition. No bond shall be required to appeal. Hearing. At the circuit court hearing on the petition for appeal, the circuit court judge shall enter an order either affirming the magistrate's denial of an temporary protective order, or granting a temporary protective order. If a temporary protective order is granted, the circuit court judge shall enter the order and set the matter for final hearing within ten (10) days of the date of entry of the temporary protective order and serve the order in accordance with Rule 13 herein.
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