West Virginia Statutes
§ 42-1-12 — When a child may inherit from a parent who has been barred from inheritance
West Virginia § 42-1-12
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Bluebook
W. Va. Code § 42-1-12 (2026).
Text
If a parent is barred from inheriting under the provisions of W.Va. Code §42-1-11, the child may still inherit from or through the barred parent as long as a parent-child relationship does not exist between the child as an adoptee with another person as the adoptee’s adoptive parent.
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Legislative History
2019 Reg. Sess., HB2740
Nearby Sections
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§ 42-1-1
General definitions§ 42-1-2
Intestate estate§ 42-1-3
Share of spouse§ 42-1-3c
No taker§ 42-1-3d
Representation§ 42-1-3e
Kindred of half blood§ 42-1-3f
Afterborn heirs§ 42-1-3g
Advancements§ 42-1-4
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West Virginia § 42-1-12, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/42/42-1-12.