{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-42-5-5","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 42-5-5","heading":"Article not retroactive.","body":"This article shall not apply to the distribution of the property of a person who has died before it takes effect.","path":["CHAPTER 42. DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION.","ARTICLE 5. UNIFORM SIMULTANEOUS DEATH ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/42-5-5/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:28Z","sha256":"554e7fd49c7b7b6ff18b03050149c96af2d3ce19de5a4f9e6912f9695adf302c","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-42-5-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-42-5-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}