{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-1-234","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-1-234","heading":"Obligee defined.","body":"\"Obligee\" means:\n(1) An individual to whom a duty of support is or is alleged to be owed or in whose favor a support order has been issued or a judgment determining parentage has been rendered;\n(2) A state or political subdivision to which the rights under a duty of support or support order have been assigned or which has independent claims based on financial assistance provided to an individual obligee; or\n(3) An individual seeking a judgment determining parentage of the individual's child.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS; DEFINITIONS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-1-234/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:19Z","sha256":"0aad7097f77f70dd6391e5f7f8860509aa16a6ec5f0727b99f5936550a8674b7","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-1-233.4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-1-235"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}