Certified copies of orders approving the bonds of trustees in bankruptcy, made by referees in bankruptcy or United States courts pursuant to the acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy, shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the county court of any county wherein any property of the bankrupt (the bond of the trustee of whose estate in bankruptcy is approved by such order) is situated or located. Such orders shall be recorded in the deed books and indexed in the names of the trustees in bankruptcy and the bankrupt. For each such recordation the clerk shall be paid a fee of 50¢.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 38-10-3

  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • County court: includes any existing tribunal created in lieu of a county commission. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.