2023 West Virginia Code
Chapter 44. Administration of Estates and Trusts
Article 8. Real Estate of Decedents
§44-8-5. Liability of Heir or Devisee for Real Estate Conveyed; When Such Real Estate Not Liable

Universal Citation:
WV Code § 44-8-5 (2023)
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Any heir or devisee who shall sell and convey any real estate, which by this article is made assets, shall be liable to those entitled to be paid out of such assets, for the value thereof, with interest; in such case the estate conveyed shall not be liable, if at the time of the conveyance the purchaser shall have no notice of any fraudulent intent on the part of the grantor, and no suit shall have been commenced for the administration of such assets, nor any report have been filed, as aforesaid, of the debts, and demands of those entitled. But no alienation of such estate, made by an heir or devisee, within one year after the death of the testator or intestate, shall be valid against creditors of such testator or intestate, although no such suit shall have been commenced or report of debts and demands filed within such year.

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