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W. Va. Code § 56-3-24

Contents of order of publication; publishing

West Virginia · West Virginia Code Chapter 56 — Pleading and Practice · Status: effective

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W. Va. Code § 56-3-24, Contents of order of publication; publishing, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2391311
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Every order of publication shall give the style of the suit, state briefly its object, and require the defendants against whom it is entered, or the unknown parties, to appear within one month after the date of the first publication thereof and do what is necessary to protect their interests. It shall be published as a Class II legal advertisement in compliance with the provisions of article three, chapter fifty-nine of this code, and the publication area for such publication shall be the county in which the order is made or directed. The newspaper shall be designated by the party directing such order or his attorney, but if no paper be so designated, then in such paper as the court may direct, or if the court make no direction, then as the clerk of the court may prescribe. It shall be deemed to have been published on the date of the second publication thereof.