{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-42-5-6","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 42-5-6","heading":"Article does not apply if decedent provides otherwise.","body":"This article shall not apply in the case of wills, living trusts, deeds, or contracts of insurance wherein provision has been made for distribution of property different from the provisions of this article.","path":["CHAPTER 42. DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION.","ARTICLE 5. UNIFORM SIMULTANEOUS DEATH ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/42-5-6/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:28Z","sha256":"0df3ef97ce9e53c5c9a6ef34dcc42ff822528c55fbbae8984ca35cec97c6d23a","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-42-5-5","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-42-5-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}