{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-56-3-2a","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 56-3-2a","heading":"Actions for breach of promise to marry and for alienation of affections prohibited.","body":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no civil action shall lie or be maintained in this state for breach of promise to marry or for alienation of affections, unless such civil action was instituted prior to the effective date of this section.","path":["CHAPTER 56. PLEADING AND PRACTICE.","ARTICLE 3. WRITS, PROCESS AND ORDER OF PUBLICATION."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/56-3-2A/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:02Z","sha256":"ec9341a266732d90d13ba833f71794dde6b866eba56b1433d9ebf7ad713553bd","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-56-3-2","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-56-3-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}