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W. Va. Code § 42-1-8

Posthumous children to take

West Virginia · West Virginia Code Chapter 42 — Descent and Distribution · Status: effective

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W. Va. Code § 42-1-8, Posthumous children to take, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2386286
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Any child in the womb of its mother at, and which may be born after, the death of the intestate, shall be capable of taking by inheritance in the same manner as if such child were in being at the time of such death.