{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-8-16","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 36-8-16","heading":"Action to establish claim.","body":"A person aggrieved by a decision of the administrator or whose claim has not been acted upon within ninety days after its filing may maintain an original action to establish the claim in the circuit court of Kanawha County, naming the administrator as a defendant. If the aggrieved person establishes the claim in an action against the administrator, the court may award the claimant reasonable attorney's fees.","path":["CHAPTER 36. ESTATES AND PROPERTY.","ARTICLE 8. UNIFORM UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/36-8-16/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:01Z","sha256":"2d341e31a9a33f33572c3997ccc359141b2465083e221b1d77081ba869330ced","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-8-15","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-36-8-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}