{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-1-20a","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 36-1-20a","heading":"Elimination of need for straw party in creating joint tenancy with right of survivorship.","body":"Any conveyance or transfer of property, or any interest therein, creating a joint tenancy with right of survivorship together with the person or persons conveying or transferring such property, executed by such person or persons to or in favor of another shall be valid to the same extent as a similar transfer or conveyance from a third party or by a straw party deed.","path":["CHAPTER 36. ESTATES AND PROPERTY.","ARTICLE 1. CREATION OF ESTATES GENERALLY."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/36-1-20A/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:28:59Z","sha256":"74d890121050ee6bb458d379f5cbb54c27cbb9d28a1fae0eeddab5d72cbab2b0","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-1-20","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-1-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}