{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-1-243","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-1-243","heading":"Spousal support in gross defined.","body":"\"Spousal support in gross\" means spousal support payable either in a lump sum, or in periodic payments of a definite amount over a specific period of time. A spousal support award is \"spousal support in gross\" only if the award grants spousal support in such terms that a determination can be made of the total amount to be paid as well as the time such payments will cease.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS; DEFINITIONS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-1-243/","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":"82aee00b52605b875c0fbfc46b5652b07688b557cf4b3b56333163c0b337625f","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-1-242","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-1-244"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}