Virginia StatutesTitle 64.1 - WILLS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES.
- Chapter 1 - Descent and Distribution (64.1-01 thru 64.1-18)
- Chapter 2 - Curtesy, Dower and Jointure (64.1-19 thru 64.1-20)
- Chapter 3 - Wills (64.1-45 thru 64.1-96.11)
- 64.1-45 - Will" construed.
- 64.1-45.1 - Separate writing identifying recipients of tangible personal property; liability for distribution; action to recover property.
- 64.1-45.2 - Incorporation by reference; letter of instruction or memorandum into a will, power of attorney or trust instrument.
- 64.1-45.3 - Nonprobate transfers on death.
- 64.1-46 - Who may make a will; what estate may be disposed of.
- 64.1-47 - Who may not make a will.
- 64.1-48 - Advertisements to draw wills prohibited.
- 64.1-49 - Will must be in writing, etc.; mode of execution; witnesses, and proof of handwriting.
- 64.1-49.1 - Writings intended as wills, etc.
- 64.1-50 - When execution of appointment by will valid.
- 64.1-51 - Interested persons as competent witnesses.
- 64.1-52 - Description unavailable
- 64.1-53 - Will of personal estate of soldiers, seamen and nonresidents.
- 64.1-54 - Presumption of formal execution of wills made by persons in military service.
- 64.1-55 - Validation of holographic wills.
- 64.1-56 - Wills of living persons lodged for safekeeping with clerks of certain courts.
- 64.1-57 - Incorporation by reference of certain powers of fiduciaries into will or trust instrument.
- 64.1-57.1 - Grant of such powers to personal representative or trustee by circuit court.
- 64.1-57.2 - Power granted to personal representatives to make election regarding marital deduction as to certain qualifying terminable interest property; binding effect of election.
- 64.1-57.3 - Power granted to personal representatives and trustees to donate conservation easements.
- 64.1-58 - Description unavailable
- 64.1-58.1 - Revocation of wills generally.
- 64.1-59 - Revocation by divorce or annulment; no revocation by other change; revival upon remarriage.
- 64.1-60 - Revival of wills after revocation.
- 64.1-61 - Effect of subsequent conveyance on will.
- 64.1-62 - Will to be construed as if made just before testator's death.
- 64.1-62.1 - Certain marital deduction formula clauses to be construed to refer to federal marital deduction allowable if decedent had died on December
- 64.1-62.2 - Certain powers of appointment construed to refer to federal gift tax exclusion in effect on date of execution.
- 64.1-62.3 - How certain legacies and devises to be construed; nonademption in certain cases.
- 64.1-62.4 - Certain formula clauses to be construed to refer to federal estate and generation-skipping transfer tax laws applicable to estates of decedents dying after December 31, 2009, and before Ja
- 64.1-63 - Description unavailable
- 64.1-63.1 - When advancement deemed satisfaction of devise or bequest.
- 64.1-64 - Description unavailable
- 64.1-64.1 - When children or descendants of devisee, legatee, etc., to take estate.
- 64.1-65 - Description unavailable
- 64.1-65.1 - How devises and bequests that fail, etc., to pass.
- 64.1-66 - Devises in general terms; how construed.
- 64.1-66.1 - Description unavailable
- 64.1-66.2 - Construction of certain conditions of spouse's survivorship.
- 64.1-67 - Description unavailable
- 64.1-67.1 - Exercise of power of appointment.
- 64.1-67.2 - Description unavailable
- 64.1-68 - Interest on pecuniary legacies.
- 64.1-69 - When direction to purchase annuity binding on legatee.
- 64.1-69.1 - When omitted spouse to take intestate portion.
- 64.1-70 - Provision for pretermitted children when no child living when will made.
- 64.1-71 - Provision for pretermitted children when child living when will made.
- 64.1-71.1 - Construction of generic terms.
- 64.1-72 - When reexecuted wills deemed to be made.
- 64.1-73 - Devise or bequest to trustee of an established trust.
- 64.1-73.1 - Testamentary additions to trusts.
- 64.1-74 - Distribution of assets by fiduciaries in satisfaction of pecuniary bequests or transfers in trust of pecuniary amount.
- 64.1-74.1 - Construction of trust provisions otherwise eligible for the election permitted under Section 2056 (b) (7) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code.
- 64.1-75 - Jurisdiction of probate of wills.
- 64.1-75.1 - Appointment of administrator for prosecution of action for personal injury or wrongful death against or on behalf of estate of deceased resident or nonresident.
- 64.1-76 - Residence of patient in nursing home, convalescent home, etc.
- 64.1-77 - Clerks may probate wills; appoint appraisers or administrators, qualify executors, etc.
- 64.1-78 - Appeal from order of clerk.
- 64.1-79 - Person offering will for probate may have persons interested cited to appear.
- 64.1-80 - Circuit courts may do same.
- 64.1-81 - Process against persons interested; guardian ad litem.
- 64.1-82 - When court to hear motion.
- 64.1-83 - Court may require all testamentary papers to be produced; trial by jury; judgment.
- 64.1-84 - Effect of judgment.
- 64.1-85 - Motion for probate may be ex parte.
- 64.1-86 - How production of will compelled.
- 64.1-87 - When deposition of witness may be taken and read on probate of will.
- 64.1-87.1 - How will may be made self-proved.
- 64.1-87.2 - Same; alternate method.
- 64.1-88 - Bill to impeach or establish a will.
- 64.1-89 - When bill must be filed and where.
- 64.1-90 - Saving in favor of infants, persons of unsound mind.
- 64.1-91 - What may be admitted as evidence on trial by jury.
- 64.1-92 - Probate of copy of will proved without the Commonwealth; to what extent admitted to probate.
- 64.1-93 - Appointment of curator; when made; his duties.
- 64.1-94 - Wills to be recorded; recording copies; effect; indexing; transfer to The Library of Virginia.
- 64.1-95 - Bona fide purchaser of real estate without notice of devise protected.
- 64.1-96 - Same; later will.
- 64.1-96.1 - Bona fide purchaser of real estate without notice of devise protected; intestacy.
- 64.1-96.10 - Persons authorized to act in relation to international will; eligibility; recognition by authorizing agency.
- 64.1-96.11 - International will information registration.
- 64.1-96.2 - Definitions.
- 64.1-96.3 - International will; validity.
- 64.1-96.4 - Requirements.
- 64.1-96.5 - Other points of form.
- 64.1-96.6 - Certificate.
- 64.1-96.7 - Effect of certificate.
- 64.1-96.8 - Revocation.
- 64.1-96.9 - Source and construction.
- Chapter 4 - Uniform Simultaneous Death Act (64.1-97 thru 64.1-104.9)
- Chapter 5 - Persons Presumed Dead (64.1-105 thru 64.1-115)
- Chapter 6 - Personal Representatives and Administration of Estates (64.1-116 thru 64.1-180.1)
- 64.1-116 - When and to whom administration, with the will annexed, may be granted.
- 64.1-117 - Oath of executor or such administrator.
- 64.1-118 - What clerk or court to appoint administrator of estate; who to be preferred.
- 64.1-119 - Oath and bond of administrator; when grant to cease.
- 64.1-120 - Penalty of bond of executor or administrator.
- 64.1-121 - When security not required.
- 64.1-122 - Letters of administration in due form unnecessary; how made out when required.
- 64.1-122.1 - Clerks to deliver statement of responsibilities.
- 64.1-122.2 - Written notice of probate, qualification, and entitlement to copies of inventories, accounts, and reports to be provided to certain parties.
- 64.1-123 - , .1
- 64.1-123.2 - Transfer of certain vessels registered with United States Bureau of Customs.
- 64.1-123.3 - through 64.1-125.
- 64.1-126 - , 64.1-127
- 64.1-128 - Transfer of evidences of indebtedness, securities and corporate stock held in decedents' estates.
- 64.1-129 - Transfer of securities of nonresident decedents.
- 64.1-130 - Money and personal property belonging to nonresident decedents.
- 64.1-131 - When court may allow another to qualify on estate.
- 64.1-132 - Disposition by sheriff of property when no person entitled thereto.
- 64.1-132.1 - Definitions.
- 64.1-132.2 - Payment or delivery of small asset by affidavit.
- 64.1-132.3 - Payment or delivery of small asset valued at $15,000 or less without affidavit.
- 64.1-132.4 - Discharge and release of payor.
- 64.1-132.5 - Payment or delivery of small asset; funeral expenses.
- 64.1-132.6 - Construction of article.
- 64.1-133 - Description unavailable
- 64.1-134 - List of heirs.
- 64.1-135 - Affidavit relating to real estate of intestate decedent.
- 64.1-136 - Powers of executor before qualification.
- 64.1-136.1 - Funeral expenses.
- 64.1-137 - Death of sole executor; his executor has no authority.
- 64.1-138 - Effect of marriage of female personal representative.
- 64.1-139 - Duty of every personal representative.
- 64.1-140 - Duty of fiduciaries as to joint accounts.
- 64.1-141 - Duties of fiduciaries with respect to certain obligations of the United States.
- 64.1-142 - Exercise of discretionary powers by surviving executors or administrators with the will annexed.
- 64.1-143 - When personal representative may renew note, etc., of decedent.
- 64.1-144 - Suits upon judgment and contracts of decedent.
- 64.1-145 - Action for goods carried away, waste or damage to estate of decedent.
- 64.1-146 - Representatives to sell real estate devised to be sold, and receive certain rents.
- 64.1-147 - Administrator with will annexed may sell real estate.
- 64.1-148 - Representative may execute deed pursuant to written contract of deceased.
- 64.1-149 - Validation of certain conveyances by foreign executor.
- 64.1-150 - When similar conveyances in future valid.
- 64.1-151 - Executor, etc., to pay over sale proceeds and rents to persons entitled.
- 64.1-151.1 - Family allowance.
- 64.1-151.2 - Exempt property.
- 64.1-151.3 - Homestead allowance.
- 64.1-151.4 - Source, determination and documentation of family allowance, exempt property, and homestead allowance.
- 64.1-151.5 - When and how exempt property and allowances may be claimed.
- 64.1-151.6 - Waiver.
- 64.1-152 - Debtor's appointment.
- 64.1-153 - What estate not to be sold.
- 64.1-154 - What goods personal representative to sell; when and how.
- 64.1-155 - When to sell other goods.
- 64.1-156 - Estate for another's life, assets.
- 64.1-157 - Order in which debts of decedents to be paid.
- 64.1-157.1 - Nonexoneration; payment of lien if granted by agent.
- 64.1-158 - Creditors to be paid in order of their classification; class paid ratably; when representative not liable for paying debt of inferior dignity.
- 64.1-159 - Lien acquired in lifetime of decedent not affected.
- 64.1-160 - Definitions.
- 64.1-161 - Apportionment required.
- 64.1-162 - Recovery by executor when part of estate not in his hands.
- 64.1-163 - Transfers not required until tax ascertained or security given.
- 64.1-164 - Description unavailable
- 64.1-165 - Contrary provisions of will or other instrument to govern.
- 64.1-165.1 - Construction of direction to pay all taxes imposed on account of testator's death.
- 64.1-166 - Transfer of assets to administrator de bonis non; effect thereof.
- 64.1-167 - Suit against representative of executor in his own wrong, or rightful executor, etc., for waste.
- 64.1-168 - When administrator de bonis non may have scire facias.
- 64.1-169 - When suit may be brought on bond of personal representative.
- 64.1-170 - When representative and sureties not chargeable beyond assets; procedure in actions against them.
- 64.1-171 - Proceedings for receiving proof of debts by commissioners.
- 64.1-172 - Report of debts, when and how made.
- 64.1-173 - How claims filed before commissioners; time within which statutes of limitation not to run.
- 64.1-174 - When court to order payment of debts.
- 64.1-175 - How sum reserved on contingent claim to be paid.
- 64.1-176 - How assets applied at subsequent dividends.
- 64.1-177 - When distribution may be required; refunding bond.
- 64.1-178 - When fiduciaries are protected by refunding bonds.
- 64.1-179 - Order to creditors to show cause against distribution of estate to legatees or distributees; their liability to refund.
- 64.1-180 - Form for notice to show cause under § 64.1-179.
- 64.1-180.1 - Payment of bequests, etc., to persons standing in loco parentis to certain beneficiaries.
- Chapter 7 - Liability of Real Estate to Debts (64.1-181 thru 64.1-187)
- Chapter 8 - Disclaimer of Succession to Property (64.1-188)
- Chapter 8.1 - Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act (64.1-196.1 thru 64.1-196.15)
- Chapter 9 - Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act (64.1-197 thru 64.1-206)
- Chapter 10 - Uniform Transfers on Death (TOD) Security Registration Act (64.1-206.1 thru 64.1-206.8)