West Virginia Legal Overview: Huntington-Ashland The Huntington-Ashland metropolitan area covers six counties across three states. The Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA includes two counties in Kentucky and one in Ohio, in addition to Cabell and Wayne Counties in West Virginia. Cabell County comes under the Sixth Judicial Circuit, while Wayne County comes under the 24th Judicial Circuit. The Cabell County Circuit Court is the main trial court with general jurisdiction over all criminal and civil cases filed in Huntington and the rest of Cabell County.
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1. The Cabell County Circuit Court located in Huntington handles all the felony cases filed in the county, and has jurisdiction over all civil cases exceeding $300. Cabell County also comes under the Sixth Family Court Circuit, with the family court located in Huntington handling the divorce cases, paternity tests, visitation rights, domestic violence related civil cases, and other family law issues. Cabell County has seven magistrates to handle limited jurisdiction cases including misdemeanors, civil cases below $5,000, and ordinance violations.
Cabell County Court Information
Trending Legal Topics: The Wayne County Circuit Court and the Seventh Family Court Circuit are located in the City of Wayne. Wayne County has three magistrates. Appeals against family and magistrate court verdicts may be filed with the appropriate circuit court, although family court appeals can be filed directly with the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals if both parties want to do so. West Virginia does not have an intermediate appellate court. Federal court cases in Cabell and Wayne Counties must be filed with the Huntington Division of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
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