West Virginia § 44-5-8 - 44-5-8. How transfer of securities to successor compelled.
Full text of West Virginia West Virginia Code § 44-5-8 — 44-5-8. How transfer of securities to successor compelled., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44-5-8. 44-5-8. How transfer of securities to successor compelled.
When any securities for money loaned or invested, or any money, or property of any kind or nature, shall be standing in the name of any fiduciary who shall have died or resigned, or whose powers shall have been revoked, and such fiduciary or his personal representative shall not have transferred such securities, money or property to his successor, the circuit court of the county, or the judge thereof in vacation, in which such fiduciary shall have qualified, upon the petition of such successor, or of any other person interested, may direct such securities, money or property to be transferred to such successor, and may direct the dividends, interest, income, or proceeds of such securities, money or property to be received or paid in such manner as such court shall think proper.
Source: official West Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 44-5-8 ("44-5-8. How transfer of securities to successor compelled.") is part of the West Virginia Code, the codified statutory law of West Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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