{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-39b-1-116","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 39B-1-116","heading":"Judicial relief.","body":"(a) The following persons may petition a court to construe a power of attorney or review the agent's conduct and grant appropriate relief:\n(1) The principal or the agent;\n(2) A guardian, conservator or other fiduciary acting for the principal;\n(3) A person authorized to make health-care decisions for the principal;\n(4) The principal's spouse, parent or descendant;\n(5) An individual who would qualify as a presumptive heir of the principal;\n(6) A person named as a beneficiary to receive any property, benefit or contractual right on the principal's death or as a beneficiary of a trust created by or for the principal that has a financial interest in the principal's estate;\n(7) A governmental agency having regulatory authority to protect the welfare of the principal;\n(8) The principal's caregiver or another person that demonstrates sufficient interest in the principal's welfare; and\n(9) A person asked to accept the power of attorney.\n(b) Upon motion by the principal, the court shall dismiss a petition filed under this section, unless the court finds that the principal lacks capacity to revoke the agent's authority or the power of attorney.","path":["CHAPTER 39B. UNIFORM POWER OF ATTORNEY ACT.","ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/39B-1-116/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:24Z","sha256":"1dd2336f311c2d3803a07747048e744174cf92d32372b6e1bf8f4549c1ac6a92","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-39b-1-115","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-39b-1-117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}