{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-1a-701","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-1A-701","heading":"Unenforceable terms.","body":"(a) A term in a premarital agreement or marital agreement is not enforceable to the extent that it:\n(1) Adversely affects a child's right to support;\n(2) Limits or restricts a remedy available to a victim of domestic violence under law of this state;\n(3) Purports to modify the grounds for a court-decreed separation or marital dissolution available under the law of this state; or\n(4) penalizes a party for initiating a legal proceeding leading to a court-decreed separation or marital dissolution.\n(b) A term in a premarital agreement or marital agreement which defines the rights or duties of the parties regarding custodial responsibility is not binding on the court.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 1A. UNIFORM PREMARITAL AGREEMENT ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-1A-701/","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":"91010acc6337942babf4ba1100ce409201cc9755e41afdd8e6179d460a729c50","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-1a-601","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-1a-801"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}