§38-9-1. Persons entitled to homestead; value.
Any husband, wife, parent or other head of a household residing in this state, or the infant children of deceased or insane parents, owning a homestead shall by operation of law have a homestead exemption therein to the value of five thousand dollars, subject to the provisions of section forty-eight, article six of the constitution of this state.

Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2012 1st Special Session