{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-38-9-5","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 38-9-5","heading":"Descent of homestead to infant children.","body":"In case of the death of a husband, wife or parent owning such homestead, the benefit thereof shall descend to his or her minor children, and shall be held and enjoyed by them as such homestead, until all of such infants attain the age of twenty-one years unless they sooner die.","path":["CHAPTER 38. LIENS.","ARTICLE 9. HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/38-9-5/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:18Z","sha256":"8998cfc20158a659f1618026d1b6a3d90d1c1597ce95a055eb7db2327c1ef663","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-38-9-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-38-9-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}