{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-29-301","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-29-301","heading":"Requirement of a writing for contract between husband and wife.","body":"A contract between a husband and wife shall not be enforceable by way of action or defense, unless there is some writing sufficient to indicate that a contract has been made between them and signed by the spouse against whom enforcement is sought or by his or her authorized agent or broker.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 29. PROPERTY, RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF MARRIED WOMEN; HUSBAND AND WIFE.","PART 3. HUSBAND AND WIFE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-29-301/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:36Z","sha256":"c0ded1476266ca4bac4259e08c3a238c5728cb0c79e33d139aebd3644693a4cc","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-29-202","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-29-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}