"Intimate partner" means a current or former spouse, a person with whom one shares a child in common, a person with whom one is cohabiting or has cohabited, or a person with whom one is or has been in a relationship of a romantic or intimate nature.
W. Va. Code § 48-26-210
Intimate partner defined
Known as the West Virginia Domestic Violence Act
The act spans §§ 48-26-1001 to 48-26-902 (47 sections).
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.