{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-3-101","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-3-101","heading":"Right to sue to annul or affirm marriage.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, an action to annul or affirm a marriage is not maintainable unless one of the parties is a resident of this state at the time the action is commenced.\n(b) Even if neither party is a resident of this state, an action to annul a marriage that was performed in this state is maintainable if the parties have not established a matrimonial domicile elsewhere.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 3. PROPERTY, RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF MARRIED WOMEN; HUSBAND AND WIFE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-3-101/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:20Z","sha256":"06bdc25bf0b30f0ea5d675ae05a32bc0d046d40d1185e0653acfcb4993b18ca6","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-2-702","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-3-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}