West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia SB794: Relating to appeals of orders or decrees of adoption
Status: Signed into law, April 1, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend and reenact §51-11-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to appeals of orders or decrees of adoption; and clarifying that the Intermediate Court of Appeals does not have appellate jurisdiction over appeals of adoption orders or decrees. ARTICLE 11. THE WEST VIRGINIA APPELLATE REORGANIZATION ACT. §51-11-4. Jurisdiction; limitations. (a) The Intermediate Court of Appeals has no original jurisdiction. (b) Unless specifically provided otherwise in this article, appeals of the following matters shall be made to the Intermediate Court of Appeals, which has appell.
From the enrolled text, March 13, 2026:
AN ACT to amend and reenact §51-11-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to appeals of orders or decrees of adoption; and clarifying that the Intermediate Court of Appeals does not have appellate jurisdiction over appeals of adoption orders or decrees. ARTICLE 11. THE WEST VIRGINIA APPELLATE REORGANIZATION ACT. §51-11-4. Jurisdiction; limitations. (a) The Intermediate Court of Appeals has no original jurisdiction. (b) Unless specifically provided otherwise in this article, appeals of the following matters shall be made to the Intermediate Court of Appeals, which has appellate jurisdiction over such (2) Final judgments or orders of a family court, entered after June 30, 2022, except for final judgments or final orders issued by a family court in any domestic violence proceeding pursuant to §48-27-101 et seq. of this code, which appeals shall first be made to a circuit court; (3) Final judgments or orders of a circuit court concerning guardianship or conservatorship matters entered after June 30, 2022, pursuant to §44A-1-1 et seq. of this code; (4) Final judgments, orders, or decisions of an agency or an administrative law judge entered after June 30, 2022, heretofore appealable to the Circuit Court of Kanawha County pursuant to §29A-5-4 or any other provision of this code; (5) Final orders or decisions of the Health Care Authority issued prior …