§48-3-101 Right to sue to annul or affirm marriage. - West Virginia Statutes

§48-3-101. Right to sue to annul or affirm marriage.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, an action to annul or affirm a marriage is not maintainable unless one of the parties is a resident of this state at the time the action is commenced.

(b) Even if neither party is a resident of this state, an action to annul a marriage that was performed in this state is maintainable if the parties have not established a matrimonial domicile elsewhere.