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Distribution Type
Equitable Distribution
Starting Point
50 / 50
Income Adjustment
Equitable

Methodology

Equitable distribution with presumption of equal division

West Virginia's statute commands equality: §48-7-101 directs the court to “divide the marital property of the parties equally,” and §48-7-103 presumes that all marital property is to be divided equally, alterable — “without regard to any attribution of fault” — only after considering the statute's contribution-centered factors: monetary contributions to the marital property (employment income and separate-property funds); nonmonetary contributions such as homemaking, child care, and labor in the home or family business; conduct that lessened, limited, or increased the value of the marital property; and contributions toward the education or earning capacity of the other spouse. West Virginia's deviation universe is deliberately narrower than most states' multi-factor lists.

Division Factors

The following factors are commonly evaluated under West Virginia law:

  1. Monetary contributions of each party to the marital property, including employment income, other earnings, and funds from separate property (W. Va. Code §48-7-103)
  2. Nonmonetary contributions of each party, including homemaker services, child care, labor performed in the home, and labor contributing to the operation of a family business
  3. Conduct of either party that lessened, limited, or increased the value of the marital property
  4. Contributions by either party toward the education, training, or increased earning capacity of the other party

Statute / Authority

Citation: W. Va. Code §§48-7-101, 48-7-103 ↗

Source: https://code.wvlegislature.gov/

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W. Va. Code §§48-7-101, 48-7-103
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West Virginia Property Division

West Virginia Code §48-7-101 commands an equal division of marital property, and §48-7-103 makes that a presumption alterable only — without regard to fault — after weighing the statute's contribution-focused factors: monetary contributions, nonmonetary contributions such as homemaking and child care, conduct affecting the value of the marital estate, and contributions to the other spouse's education or earning capacity. Nonmarital property — pre-marriage, gift, or inheritance — is excluded from the division.

Citation: W. Va. Code §§48-7-101, 48-7-103

Source: https://code.wvlegislature.gov/

Last updated: 2026-07-23T00:37:19.853041

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