West Virginia Code
Article 8D. Child Abuse
§61-8D-8. Testimony of Husband and Wife

Husband and wife are competent witnesses in any proceeding under this article and cannot refuse to testify on the grounds of their marital relationship or the privileged nature of their communications.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment

Article 8D. Child Abuse

§61-8D-1. Definitions

§61-8D-1a. Emmaleigh’s Law

§61-8D-2. Murder of a Child by a Parent, Guardian or Custodian or Other Person by Refusal or Failure to Supply Necessities, or by Delivery, Administration or Ingestion of a Controlled Substance; Penalties

§61-8D-2a. Death of a Child by a Parent, Guardian or Custodian or Other Person by Child Abuse; Criminal Penalties

§61-8D-3. Child Abuse Resulting in Injury; Child Abuse Creating Risk of Injury; Criminal Penalties

§61-8D-3a. Female Genital Mutilation; Penalties; Definitions

§61-8D-4. Child Neglect Resulting in Injury; Child Neglect Creating Risk of Injury; Criminal Penalties

§61-8D-4a. Child Neglect Resulting in Death; Criminal Penalties

§61-8D-5. Sexual Abuse by a Parent, Guardian, Custodian or Person in a Position of Trust to a Child; Parent, Guardian, Custodian or Person in a Position of Trust Allowing Sexual Abuse to Be Inflicted Upon a Child; Displaying of Sex Organs by a Parent...

§61-8D-5a. Verbal Abuse of Noncommunicative Child; Penalties

§61-8D-6. Sending, Distributing, Exhibiting, Possessing, Displaying or Transporting Material by a Parent, Guardian or Custodian, Depicting a Child Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct; Penalty

§61-8D-7. Presentation of False Information Regarding Child's Injuries; Penalty

§61-8D-8. Testimony of Husband and Wife

§61-8D-9. Convictions for Offenses Against Children

§61-8D-10. Contributing to Delinquency of a Child; Penalties; Payment of Medical Costs; Proof; Court Discretion; Other Payments; Suspended Sentence; Maintenance and Care; Temporary Custody