{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-1-221","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-1-221","heading":"Divorce defined.","body":"\"Divorce\" means the judicial termination of a marriage contract. The termination of a marriage contract must be based on misconduct or other statutory cause arising after the marriage. A divorce is established by the order of a family court or circuit court that changes the status of a husband and wife from a state of marriage to that of single persons.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS; DEFINITIONS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-1-221/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:18Z","sha256":"6ed9627d35d5f1d0bac5ce6d9ef304e04c7e38a97ebaf67128821a71d35aa435","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-1-220","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-1-222"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}