Virginia Statutes
§ 55.1-105 — Same estates may be created by deed as by will
Virginia § 55.1-105
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 55.1Property and Conveyances
Subtitle IProperty Conveyances
Ch. 1Creation and Limitation of Estates
Art. 1Creation and Transfer of Estates
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 55.1-105 (2026).
Text
Any interest in or claim to real estate, including easements in gross, may be transferred by deed or will. Any estate may be made to commence at a future date, by deed, in like manner as by will, and any estate that would be valid as an executory devise or bequest is valid if created by deed.
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Legislative History
Code 1919, § 5147; Code 1950, § 55-6; 1962, c. 169; 2019, c. 712.
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§ 55.1-1000
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Choice of settlement agent§ 55.1-1007
Disclosure§ 55.1-1008
Conditions for providing escrow, closing, or settlement services and for maintaining escrow accounts§ 55.1-1009
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Virginia § 55.1-105, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/55.1/55.1-105.