Article

Descent

W. Va. Code § 42-1-1— General definitions
W. Va. Code § 42-1-2— Intestate estate
W. Va. Code § 42-1-3— Share of spouse
W. Va. Code § 42-1-3a— Share of heirs other than surviving spouse
W. Va. Code § 42-1-3b— Requirement that heir survive decedent for one hundred twenty hours
W. Va. Code § 42-1-3c— No taker
W. Va. Code § 42-1-3d— Representation
W. Va. Code § 42-1-3e— Kindred of half blood
W. Va. Code § 42-1-3f— Afterborn heirs
W. Va. Code § 42-1-3g— Advancements
W. Va. Code § 42-1-4— Alienage
W. Va. Code § 42-1-5— From whom children born out of wedlock inherit
W. Va. Code § 42-1-6— Legitimation by marriage
W. Va. Code § 42-1-7— Issue legitimate though marriage null
W. Va. Code § 42-1-8— Posthumous children to take
W. Va. Code § 42-1-9— Establishment and recordation of descent
W. Va. Code § 42-1-10— Individuals related to decedent through two lines
W. Va. Code § 42-1-11— When a parent may not inherit from a child
W. Va. Code § 42-1-12— When a child may inherit from a parent who has been barred from inheritance