{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44d-5-502","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 44D-5-502","heading":"Spendthrift provision.","body":"(a) A spendthrift provision contained in a trust instrument is valid if it contains language substantially to the effect that it restrains both voluntary and involuntary transfers of a beneficiary's interest.\n(b) A term of a trust instrument providing that the interest of a beneficiary is held subject to a \"spendthrift trust,\" or words of similar import, is sufficient to restrain both voluntary and involuntary transfer of the beneficiary's interest.\n(c) A beneficiary may not transfer an interest in a trust in violation of a valid spendthrift provision, and, except as otherwise provided in this article, a creditor or assignee of the beneficiary may not reach the interest or a distribution by the trustee before its receipt by the beneficiary.","path":["CHAPTER 44D. UNIFORM TRUST CODE.","ARTICLE 5. CREDITOR\\'S CLAIMS; SPENDTHRIFT AND DISCRETIONARY TRUSTS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/44D-5-502/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:40Z","sha256":"da09af529c39bb90faeb528aff643f423b4a94baec15376e4fda972b4dde9a42","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44d-5-501","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-44d-5-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}