{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44c-2-4","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 44C-2-4","heading":"Exclusive and continuing jurisdiction.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in section three of this article, a court that has appointed a guardian or issued a protective order consistent with this act has exclusive and continuing jurisdiction over the proceeding until it is terminated by the court or the appointment or order expires by its own terms.","path":["CHAPTER 44C. UNIFORM ADULT GUARDIANSHIP AND PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS JURISDICTION ACT.","ARTICLE 2. JURISDICTION."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/44C-2-4/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:39Z","sha256":"2c8b6736cf853c54badddd999130f78e072bf48f48f26a2dd0921d606af58614","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44c-2-3","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44c-2-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}