{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-42-1-8","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 42-1-8","heading":"Posthumous children to take.","body":"Any child in the womb of its mother at, and which may be born after, the death of the intestate, shall be capable of taking by inheritance in the same manner as if such child were in being at the time of such death.","path":["CHAPTER 42. DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION.","ARTICLE 1. DESCENT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/42-1-8/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:28Z","sha256":"63b4f3c5b5e9c55cb5c171263ab498f030afa59cd0b8fa213ab7ef276e982cf7","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-42-1-7","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-42-1-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}