{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-1-242","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-1-242","heading":"Spousal support defined.","body":"\"Spousal support\" means an allowance that a person may be ordered to pay for the support and maintenance of a spouse or a former spouse, while they are living separate and apart or after an order for divorce, annulment or separate maintenance.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS; DEFINITIONS.","PART 2. DEFINITIONS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-1-242/","current_through":"as of 2026-10-13; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session (newest effective date 2027-07-01)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-18T05:18:46Z","sha256":"3b3fd56c99f85454f806a640290ff67a6cc68a26a18eda719d84d64b5331c26e","source_id":"us-wv","stale":false,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-1-241b","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-1-243"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}