Hancock County Circuit Clerk's Office:

Brenda Jackson, Circuit Clerk
P.O. Box 428
New Cumberland, WV 26047
Phone: 304-564-3311, Ext. 261
Fax: 304-564-5014


Office Hours - 8:30AM - 4:30PM

The office does NOT close for lunch.


Office Staff and Phone Extensions:
Diane Dillon, Chief Deputy, Ext. 291
Sandy Casto, Deputy Clerk, Ext. 260
Rhonda Banfield, Deputy Clerk, Ext. 261
Rae Zatezalo, Deputy Clerk, Ext. 242


Learn more about what we can do to help you by downloading the "Are You Being Served?" PDF file. To view the PDF file, you'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader.




Filing Fees (Effective July 1, 2011):

$155.00 • Civil Case, Miscellaneous Petitions, Name Change, Domestic Petitions to establish visitation, custody, child support, paternity or other issues requiring a new case filing, Infant Guardianship and Adoptions

$110.00 • Adult conservatorship / guardianship

$135.00 • Divorce and separate maintenance

$ 85.00 • Modification of existing court orders such as child support, custody and visitation.

$ 35.00 • Expedited petitions for child support

* There is an additional fee for service with the above case filings. This fee is determined by the type of service and is subject to change by the Legislature.



Copying Fees:

$1.00 Regular Per Page

$4.50 Triple Seal


$1.50 Certified copy plus regular per page fee

The Circuit Clerk's Office can provide forms for most Family Court Cases for a $10 fee or you may go to the West Virginia Supreme Court and obtain the forms for no fee. When you get to the website look on the right side of the screen and click on RULES AND FORMS, on the next screen click on FORMS, on the next screen select FAMILY COURT FORMS or any of the other categories that may interest you.

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