(a) No person or domestic violence advocate accompanying a person who is seeking to file a petition is precluded from being present if his or her presence is desired by the person seeking a petition, W. Va. Code, §48-27-307, and no person or domestic violence advocate requested by a party to be present during a hearing on a petition for a protective order shall be precluded from being present unless such person is a witness in the proceeding and a motion for sequestration has been made and such motion has been granted. Any person or domestic violence advocate shall be permitted to sit with a party during the hearing. Any person or domestic violence advocate found by the court to be disruptive may be precluded from being present. W. Va. Code §48-27-403(f). For purposes of this rule, a domestic violence advocate means an employee or representative of a licensed program for victims of domestic violence.
(b) Rule 8 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure for Family Law shall govern the unofficial recording of domestic violence civil proceedings.