{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-22-116","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-22-116","heading":"Stepparent adoption defined.","body":"\"Stepparent adoption\" means an adoption in which the petitioner for adoption is married to one of the birth parents of the child or to an adoptive parent of the child.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 22. ADOPTION."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-22-116/","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":"a95e83af229da082ae7db1d990f46e4f39639b6ad670b6195b777c06803ba004","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-22-115","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-22-117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}