West Virginia Code § 48-3-102

Venue of actions for annulment or affirmation
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(a) If the respondent to an action for annulling or affirming a marriage is a resident of this
state, the petitioner has an option to bring the action in the county in which the parties last
cohabited or in the county where the respondent resides.
(b) If the respondent to an action for annulling or affirming a marriage is not a resident of
this state, the petitioner has an option to bring the action in the county in which the parties
last cohabited or in the county where the petitioner resides.
(c) If neither party is a resident of this state, the action must be ubrought in the county where
the marriage was performed.

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