{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-56-10-5","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 56-10-5","heading":"Partition of goods or chattels.","body":"When an equal division of goods or chattels cannot be made in kind among those entitled, a court of equity may direct the sale of the same and the distribution of the proceeds according to the rights of the parties.","path":["CHAPTER 56. PLEADING AND PRACTICE.","ARTICLE 10. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO PROCEDURE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/56-10-5/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:06Z","sha256":"82a5952bbed0e9849cb8f2cc13254b0721fb7d308791e15669f947a8c0557f9b","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-56-10-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-56-10-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}