§ 64.2-201 — Distribution of personal estate; right of Commonwealth if no other distributee

Virginia § 64.2-201

• Jurisdiction: Virginia
• Title 64.2: WILLS, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARIES
• Subtitle II: WILLS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES
• Ch. 2: DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION

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A. The surplus of the personal estate or any part thereof of any decedent, after payment of funeral expenses, charges of administration, and debts, and subject to the provisions of Article 2 (§ 64.2-309 et seq.) of Chapter 3, not effectively disposed of by will passes by intestate succession and is distributed to the same persons, and in the same proportions, as real estate descends pursuant to § 64.2-200.

B. If there is no other distributee of a decedent's personal estate, such personal estate shall accrue to the Commonwealth.

Legislative History

Code 1950, §§ 64-11, 64-12; 1968, c. 656, §§ 64.1-11, 64.1-12; 1978, c. 647; 1981, c. 580; 1982, c. 304; 1983, c. 320; 2012, c. 614.