{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-12-12","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 36-12-12","heading":"Effect of transfer on death deed during transferor's life.","body":"During a transferor's life, a transfer on death deed does not:\n(1) Affect an interest or right of the transferor or any other owner, including the right to transfer or encumber the property;\n(2) Affect an interest or right of a transferee, even if the transferee has actual or constructive notice of the deed;\n(3) Affect an interest or right of a secured or unsecured creditor or future creditor of the transferor even if the creditor has actual or constructive notice of the deed;\n(4) Affect the transferor's or designated beneficiary's eligibility for any form of public assistance;\n(5) Create a legal or equitable interest in favor of the designated beneficiary; or\n(6) Subject the property to claims or process of a creditor of the designated beneficiary.","path":["CHAPTER 36. ESTATES AND PROPERTY.","ARTICLE 12. UNIFORM REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER ON DEATH ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/36-12-12/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:03Z","sha256":"b5227ef5edac140ba0f410b29563c28a19d7c16ef837e9485017705c840bf2e0","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-12-11","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-12-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}