{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-42-6-16","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 42-6-16","heading":"Application to existing relationships.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in section thirteen of this article, an interest in or power over property existing on the effective date of this article as to which the time for delivering, filing or recording a disclaimer under law superseded by this article has not expired may be disclaimed after the effective date of this article.","path":["CHAPTER 42. DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION.","ARTICLE 6. UNIFORM DISCLAIMER OF PROPERTY INTERESTS ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/42-6-16/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:29Z","sha256":"5278fbf27f687a8467ebc7c113ab9718b83fcb44544d21507b120a2c2042c827","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-42-6-15","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-42-6-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}