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W. Va. Code § 48-1-221: Divorce defined.
Where this section sits in the code
- CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.
- ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS; DEFINITIONS.
"Divorce" means the judicial termination of a marriage contract. The termination of a marriage contract must be based on misconduct or other statutory cause arising after the marriage. A divorce is established by the order of a family court or circuit court that changes the status of a husband and wife from a state of marriage to that of single persons.
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