{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44c-5-3","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 44C-5-3","heading":"Transitional provision.","body":"(a) This act applies to guardianship and protective proceedings begun on or after the effective date of this chapter as enacted by the seventy-ninth Legislature of West Virginia in 2009.\n(b) Articles one, three and four and sections five hundred one and five hundred two of this article apply to proceedings begun before the effective date, regardless of whether a guardianship or protective order has been issued.","path":["CHAPTER 44C. UNIFORM ADULT GUARDIANSHIP AND PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS JURISDICTION ACT.","ARTICLE 5. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/44C-5-3/","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":"91658bdaacbe38e0f5d706d9d11b2100fcde969991ff8e4178727d1f978260cd","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44c-5-2","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44d-1-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}