West Virginia § 56-4-57 - 56-4-57. Time to answer in general.
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§ 56-4-57. 56-4-57. Time to answer in general.
A defendant may file his answer at any time before final decree, unless required to file it sooner under section fifty-six of this article, or by a proper rule of court under section four, article one, chapter fifty-one of this code, but a cause shall not be sent to rules or continued, because an answer is filed in it, unless good cause therefor be shown by affidavit filed with the papers.
Source: official West Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 56-4-57 ("56-4-57. Time to answer in general.") 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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