West Virginia § 16-19-18 Law governing validity; choice of law as to execution of document of gift; presumption of validity

West Virginia Statutes

§ 16-19-18 — Law governing validity; choice of law as to execution of document of gift; presumption of validity

West Virginia § 16-19-18

Ch. 16PUBLIC HEALTH

Art. 19ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT

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W. Va. Code § 16-19-18 (2026).

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(a)A document of gift is valid if executed in accordance with:

(1)This article;

(2)The laws of the state or country where it was executed; or

(3)The laws of the state or country where the person making the anatomical gift was domiciled, has a place of residence, or was a national at the time the document of gift was executed.

(b)If a document of gift is valid under this section, the law of this state governs the interpretation of the document of gift.

(c)A person may presume that a document of gift or amendment of an anatomical gift is valid unless that person knows that it was not validly executed or was revoked.

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(a) A document of gift is valid if executed in accordance with:

(1) This article;

(2) The laws of the state or country where it was executed; or

(3) The laws of the state or country where the person making the anatomical gift was domiciled, has a place of residence, or was a national at the time the document of gift was executed.

(b) If a document of gift is valid under this section, the law of this state governs the interpretation of the document of gift.

(c) A person may presume that a document of gift or amendment of an anatomical gift is valid unless that person knows that it was not validly executed or was revoked.