Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 44C > Article 1 - General Provisions

• Adult: means an individual who has attained eighteen years of age. See West Virginia Code 44C-1-2
• Conservator: means a person appointed by the court to administer the property of an adult, including a person appointed under section one, article one, chapter . See West Virginia Code 44C-1-2
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Guardian: means a person appointed by the court to make decisions regarding the person of an adult, including a person appointed under article two, chapter . See West Virginia Code 44C-1-2
• Home state: means the state in which the respondent was physically present, including any period of temporary absence, for at least six consecutive months immediately before the filing of a petition for a protective order or the appointment of a guardian. See West Virginia Code 44C-1-2
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Protected person: as used in this chapter , has the meaning ascribed to it in subsection thirteen-b, section four, article one, chapter . See West Virginia Code 44C-1-2
• Protective proceeding: means a judicial proceeding in which a protective order, as defined in this section, is sought or has been issued. See West Virginia Code 44C-1-2
• Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See West Virginia Code 44C-1-2
• Respondent: means an adult for whom a protective order or the appointment of a guardian is sought. See West Virginia Code 44C-1-2
• State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See West Virginia Code 44C-1-2
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.