{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-27-306","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-27-306","heading":"Counterclaim or affirmative defenses.","body":"(a) A respondent named in a petition alleging domestic violence may file a verified counterclaim stating any claim that the respondent has against the petitioner that would be a basis for filing a petition under this article.\n(b) In response to a petition or counterclaim, the person alleged to have committed the domestic violence may assert any affirmative defense that he or she may have available.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 27. PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-27-306/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:34Z","sha256":"a8bf867ae18fb138ae6562527d3ddccbd0a6a6860ef2f1d3a86c784a953b101e","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-27-305","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-27-307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}