The running of any statute of limitation shall be tolled for any claim or cause of action for which the prosecution of the same within the period of limitation has been stayed by the provisions of the United States bankruptcy code or by an order entered in a bankruptcy proceeding pending the duration of the stay or the effective period of the order and for a period thereafter of the remaining period of limitation or for one year, whichever is longer.
W. Va. Code § 55-2-22
Effect of bankruptcy
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 221 W. Va. 517 - State Ex Rel. West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources, Child Support Enforcement Division v. Varney (2007)
Most recently applied in 221 W. Va. 517 - State Ex Rel. West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources, Child Support Enforcement Division v. Varney (November 2007)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.