Virginia Statutes
§ 64.2-511 — Powers of executor before qualification
Virginia § 64.2-511
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 64.2WILLS, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARIES
Subtitle IIWILLS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES
Ch. 5PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES
Art. 3AUTHORITY AND GENERAL DUTIES
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 64.2-511 (2026).
Text
A person named in a will as executor shall not exercise the powers of executor until he qualifies as such by taking an oath and giving bond in the court or before the clerk where the will or an authenticated copy thereof is admitted to record, except that he may provide for the burial of the testator, pay reasonable funeral expenses, and preserve the estate from waste.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 64-128; 1968, c. 656, § 64.1-136; 2012, c. 614.
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