{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-22-109","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-22-109","heading":"Determined father defined.","body":"\"Determined father\" means, before adoption, a person: (1) In whom paternity has been established pursuant to the provisions of article 24-101, et seq., and section 16-5-12, whether by adjudication or acknowledgment as set forth therein; or (2) who has been otherwise judicially determined to be the biological father of the child entitled to parental rights; or (3) who has asserted his paternity of the child in an action commenced pursuant to the provisions of article 24-101, et seq., that is pending at the time of the filing of the adoption petition.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 22. ADOPTION."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-22-109/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:31Z","sha256":"77c5b2ce07fd6a99007b3ea1dd472342cf02690c8b4737dcc1148f362db41b0f","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-22-108","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-22-110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}