West Virginia Statutes
§ 41-5-12 — Impeachment or establishment in court -- By person under disability or nonresident
West Virginia § 41-5-12
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Bluebook
W. Va. Code § 41-5-12 (2026).
Text
Notwithstanding the two preceding sections, any person interested who, at the time of the judgment or order is under the age of eighteen years, or is a convict or a mentally incapacitated person, may file a complaint to impeach or establish the will, within one year after he becomes of age, or other disability ceases; and any person interested who, at that time, resided out of the state, or was proceeded against by publication, may, unless he actually appeared as a party or was personally summoned, file such complaint within one year after the entry of such judgment or order.
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Legislative History
1993 Reg. Sess., HB2638; 1972 Reg. Sess., HB667
Nearby Sections
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§ 41-1-2
Who may not make will§ 41-1-3
Must be in writing; witnesses§ 41-1-7
Revocation generally§ 41-1-8
Revival after revocation§ 41-1-9
Effect of subsequent conveyance§ 41-2-2
Creditors may be witnesses§ 41-2-3
Executor may be witness§ 41-3-1
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Bluebook (online)
West Virginia § 41-5-12, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/41/41-5-12.