All married women, including married women who are not residents of this state to the extent that they are affected by the laws of this state, may own in their own right, real and personal property, acquired by descent, gift or purchase and may manage, sell, convey or dispose of any real or personal property to the same extent and in the same manner a married man can property belonging to him

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 48-29-103

  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • personal property: includes goods, chattels, real and personal, money, credits, investments, and the evidences thereof. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • State: means a state of the United States, or the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See West Virginia Code 48-14-601