The committee of any convict who was, at the time of incarceration, a resident of this state shall allow (subject to the claims of creditors) a sufficient maintenance out of the convict's estate for his wife and family, if any; the wife to be entitled, as long as he is confined, to the profits of such portion of his estate as she would have if he had died intestate.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 28. State Correctional and Penal Institutions
§28-5-33. Appointment of Committee of Convict; Bond
§28-5-34. When Estate Committed to Sheriff as Committee
§28-5-35. Appraisement, Inventories and Accounts by and Compensation of Committee
§28-5-36. Suits by or Against Convict or Committee
§28-5-37. Maintenance of Convict's Wife and Family
§28-5-38. Mortgage, Lease or Sale of Real Estate of Convicts
§28-5-39. Disposition of Estate on Discharge or Death of Convict
§28-5-40. How Estate of Nonresident Convict Paid Over to Foreign Committee