West Virginia Statutes
§ 48-22-802 — Contracts limiting or restraining adoptions
West Virginia § 48-22-802
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Bluebook
W. Va. Code § 48-22-802 (2026).
Text
Any contract, agreement or stipulation which endeavors to deny to any person or persons the right to petition for adoption of any person, or which endeavors to alter the time or manner of adoption as provided in this article, is contrary to the public policy of the state and such portion of any contract, agreement or stipulation is null and void and of no effect.
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Legislative History
2001 Reg. Sess., HB2199
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West Virginia § 48-22-802, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/48-22-802.