Legal Question in Real Estate Law in West Virginia

Heirship

I am trying to find out any information on how heirship laws work in the state of West Virgina. I have a friend his mother just pasted away and the property went to the eight kids. Was just wanted to know how it works THANKS


Asked on 1/09/03, 11:50 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Thomas Zimmerman Zimmerman Law Office

Re: Heirship

In the absence of a will, the answer is statutory. If a decedent died after June 6, 1992 in West Virginia and was survived only by children and not a spouse, the children are the legal heire, subject to action of the personal representative to sell the real estate if necessary to pay debts of the estate.

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Answered on 1/11/03, 10:24 am


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