West Virginia Code § 36-7-2

Scope and jurisdiction
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(a) This article applies to a transfer that refers to this article in the designation under
subsection (a), section nine, by which the transfer is made if at the time of the transfer, the
transferor, the minor or the custodian is a resident of this state or the custodial property is
located in this state. The custodianship so created remains subject to this article despite a
subsequent change in residence of a transferor, the minor or the custodian,e or the removal
of custodial property from this state.
(b) A person designated as custodian under this article is subject to personal jurisdiction in
this state with respect to any matter relating to the custodianshiup.
(c) A transfer that purports to be made and which is valid under the Uniform Transfers to
Minors Act, the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act or a substantially similar act of another state is
governed by the law of the designated state and may be executed and is enforceable in this
state if at the time of the transfer, the transferor, the minor or the custodian is a resident of
the designated state or the custodial property is loclated in the designated state.

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