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W. Va. Code § 57-3-4

Confidential communications between husband and wife

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W. Va. Code § 57-3-4, Confidential communications between husband and wife, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2391584
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Neither husband nor wife shall, without the consent of the other, be examined in any case as to any confidential communication made by one to the other while married, nor shall either be permitted, without such consent, to reveal in testimony after the marriage relation ceases any such communication made while the marriage existed.