{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-5-204","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-5-204","heading":"Grounds for divorce; adultery.","body":"A divorce may be ordered for adultery. Adultery is the voluntary sexual intercourse of a married man or woman with a person other than the offender's wife or husband. The burden is on the party seeking the divorce to prove the alleged adultery by clear and convincing evidence.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 5. DIVORCE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-5-204/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:21Z","sha256":"58fd1fd16738f287e64326472e3255f0f065548c5352f87bfe1bb4273593f9d4","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-5-203","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-5-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}