{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-5-208","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-5-208","heading":"Grounds for divorce; desertion.","body":"A divorce may be ordered to the party abandoned, when either party willfully abandons or deserts the other for six months.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 5. DIVORCE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-5-208/","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":"2ae6fcd8bb96b3e67f8a8a328dd56b758235f42b98eac033905e50b608f1759e","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-5-207","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-5-209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}