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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 42. Descent and Distribution » Article 6. Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act » §42-6-7. Disclaimer of Right of Survivorship in Jointly Held Property With Right of Survivorship

(a) Upon the death of a holder of jointly held property with right of survivorship, a surviving holder may disclaim, in whole or part, the greater of:

(1) A fractional share of the property determined by dividing the number one by the number of joint holders alive immediately before the death of the holder to whose death the disclaimer relates; or