State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > West-virginia > 42§42-1-1 General definitions.
§42-1-2 Intestate estate.
§42-1-3 Share of spouse.
§42-1-3a Share of heirs other than surviving spouse.
§42-1-3b Requirement that heir survive decedent for one hundred twenty hours.
§42-1-3c No taker.
§42-1-3d Representation.
§42-1-3e Kindred of half blood.
§42-1-3f Afterborn heirs.
§42-1-3g Advancements.
§42-1-4 Alienage.
§42-1-5 From whom children born out of wedlock inherit.
§42-1-6 Legitimation by marriage.
§42-1-7 Issue legitimate though marriage null.
§42-1-8 Posthumous children to take.
§42-1-9 Establishment and recordation of descent.
§42-1-10 Individuals related to decedent through two lines.
§16742-2-1to42-2-2 Repealed
§42-3-1 Right to elective share.
§42-3-2 Augmented estate.
§42-3-3 Right of election personal to surviving spouse.
§42-3-3a Waiver of right to elect; other rights.
§42-3-4 Proceeding for elective share; time limit.
§42-3-5 Repealed
§42-3-6 Charging spouse with owned assets and gifts received; liability of others for balance of elective share.
§42-3-7 Entitlement of spouse; premarital will.
§42-4-1 Repealed
§42-4-2 Homicide bars acquisition of estate or insurance money.
§42-4-3 Repealed
§42-5-1 No sufficient evidence of survivorship.
§42-5-2 Beneficiaries of another person's disposition of property.
§42-5-3 Joint tenants or tenants by the entirety.
§42-5-4 Insurance policies.
§42-5-5 Article not retroactive.
§42-5-6 Article does not apply if decedent provides otherwise.
§42-5-7 Uniformity of interpretation.
§42-5-8 Short title.
§42-5-9 Repeal of inconsistent laws.
§42-5-10 Severability.
§42-6-1 Short title.
§42-6-2 Definitions.
§42-6-3 Scope.
§42-6-4 Article supplemented by other law.
§42-6-5 Power to disclaim; general requirements; when irrevocable.
§42-6-6 Disclaimer of interest property.
§42-6-7 Disclaimer of right of survivorship in jointly held property with right of survivorship.
§42-6-8 Disclaimer of interest by trustee.
§42-6-9 Disclaimer of power of appointment or other power not held in fiduciary capacity.
§42-6-10 Disclaimer by appointee, object or taker in default of exercise of power of appointment.
§42-6-11 Disclaimer of power held in fiduciary capacity.
§42-6-12 Delivery of disclaimer.
§42-6-13 When disclaimer barred or limited.
§42-6-14 Tax qualified disclaimer.
§42-6-15 Recording of disclaimers; failure to record.
§42-6-16 Application to existing relationships.
§42-6-17 Uniformity of application and construction.
§42-6-18 Severability clause.
§42-6-19 Effective date.
