§ 48-1A-301 — Content

West Virginia § 48-1A-301

• Jurisdiction: West Virginia
• Ch. 48: DOMESTIC RELATIONS
• Art. 1A: UNIFORM PREMARITAL AGREEMENT ACT

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(a) Parties to a premarital agreement may contract with respect to:

(1) The rights and obligations of each of the parties in any of the property of either or both of them whenever and wherever acquired or located;

(2) The right to buy, sell, use, transfer, exchange, abandon, lease, consume, expend, assign, create a security interest in, mortgage, encumber, dispose of or otherwise manage and control property;

(3) The disposition of property upon separation, marital dissolution, death or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any other event;

(4) The modification or elimination of spousal support;

(5) The making of a will, trust, or other arrangement to carry out the provisions of the agreement;

(6) The ownership rights in and disposition of the death benefit from a life insurance policy;

(7) The choice of law governing the construction of the agreement; and

(8) Any other matter, including their personal rights and obligations, not in violation of public policy or a statute imposing a criminal penalty.

(b) The right of a child to support may not be adversely affected by premarital agreement.

Legislative History

2023 Reg. Sess., HB2509