{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-22-114","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-22-114","heading":"Putative father defined.","body":"\"Putative father\" means, before adoption, any man named by the mother as a possible biological father of the child pursuant to the provisions of section 22-502, who is not a legal or determined father.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 22. ADOPTION."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-22-114/","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":"fc3e5ddf7eaedeb84859764a2f70aa1aefa98047532724981ab2647aba35be6c","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-22-113","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-22-115"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}