2011 West Virginia Code
CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS
ARTICLE 3. PROPERTY, RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF MARRIED WOMEN; HUSBAND AND WIFE.
§48-3-101. Right to sue to annul or affirm marriage.


WV Code § 48-3-101 (2002 through Reg Sess) What's This?


(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, an action to annul or affirm a marriage is not maintainable unless one of the parties is a resident of this state at the time the action is commenced.

(b) Even if neither party is a resident of this state, an action to annul a marriage that was performed in this state is maintainable if the parties have not established a matrimonial domicile elsewhere.

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