{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44-9-16","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 44-9-16","heading":"Costs, by whom payable.","body":"The costs attending the issuance of letters testamentary or of administration, or their revocation, and the probate of any will, and of the suit for the settlement of the estate, shall be paid out of the estate of the supposed decedent; and costs arising upon an application for letters which shall not be granted shall be paid by the applicant.","path":["CHAPTER 44. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES AND TRUSTS.","ARTICLE 9. PERSONS PRESUMED TO BE DEAD AND THEIR ESTATES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/44-9-16/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:35Z","sha256":"c06c3a3a0c3b425b7971f9fba97bc7abd15bb2ca8fa53209edc0fe519fa203f5","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44-9-15","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44-10-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}