An individual in gestation at a particular time is treated as living at that time if the individual lives one hundred twenty hours or more after birth.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 42. Descent and Distribution
§42-1-3a. Share of Heirs Other Than Surviving Spouse
§42-1-3b. Requirement That Heir Survive Decedent for One Hundred Twenty Hours
§42-1-3e. Kindred of Half Blood
§42-1-5. From Whom Children Born Out of Wedlock Inherit
§42-1-6. Legitimation by Marriage
§42-1-7. Issue Legitimate Though Marriage Null
§42-1-8. Posthumous Children to Take
§42-1-9. Establishment and Recordation of Descent
§42-1-10. Individuals Related to Decedent Through Two Lines
§42-1-11. When a Parent May Not Inherit From a Child
§42-1-12. When a Child May Inherit From a Parent Who Has Been Barred From Inheritance