{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-41-5-6","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 41-5-6","heading":"Hearing and decision.","body":"If no contest be made, the court may, on the return day of the summons on the petition, and, if contest be made, on the return day of the process upon notice of contest, or at any day thereafter fixed by the court, proceed to hear and determine the question of probate, and enter such order or judgment thereon as the law and the evidence in the case requires.","path":["CHAPTER 41. WILLS.","ARTICLE 5. PRODUCTION, PROBATE AND RECORD OF WILLS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/41-5-6/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:27Z","sha256":"36cf26b6292dab015262cb8235f96f4c3cd94054c15c8253384d6b1c469bf65f","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-41-5-5","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-41-5-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}