Virginia Statutes
§ 53.1-224 — Maintenance of prisoner's family; spouse's portion
Virginia § 53.1-224
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-224 (2026).
Text
The committee shall allow, subject to the claims of creditors, a sufficient maintenance out of the prisoner's estate for the prisoner's spouse and family, if any. The spouse shall be entitled, so long as the prisoner is confined, to the profits of such portion of the prisoner's estate as the spouse would have if the prisoner had died intestate.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 53-308; 1982, c. 636.
Nearby Sections
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Farm expenses§ 53.1-106
Members of jail or jail farm board or regional jail authority; powers; payment of pro rata costs§ 53.1-106.1
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Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 53.1-224, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/53.1/53.1-224.