Virginia § 64.2-300 Applicability; definitions

Virginia Statutes

§ 64.2-300 — Applicability; definitions

Virginia § 64.2-300

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 64.2WILLS, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARIES

Subtitle IIWILLS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES

Ch. 3RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS

Art. 1ELECTIVE SHARE OF SURVIVING SPOUSE OF DECEDENT DYING BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2017

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Va. Code Ann. § 64.2-300 (2026).

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A.The provisions of this article shall apply to determining the elective share of a surviving spouse for decedents dying before January 1, 2017.

B.As used in this article, the terms "estate" and "property" shall include insurance policies, retirement benefits exclusive of federal social security benefits, annuities, pension plans, deferred compensation arrangements, and employee benefit plans to the extent owned by, vested in, or subject to the control of the decedent on the date of his death or the date of an irrevocable transfer by him during his lifetime. All such insurance policies and other benefits are included in the terms "estate" and "property" notwithstanding the presence of language contained in any statute otherwise providing that neither they nor their proceeds shall be lia

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A. The provisions of this article shall apply to determining the elective share of a surviving spouse for decedents dying before January 1, 2017.

B. As used in this article, the terms "estate" and "property" shall include insurance policies, retirement benefits exclusive of federal social security benefits, annuities, pension plans, deferred compensation arrangements, and employee benefit plans to the extent owned by, vested in, or subject to the control of the decedent on the date of his death or the date of an irrevocable transfer by him during his lifetime. All such insurance policies and other benefits are included in the terms "estate" and "property" notwithstanding the presence of language contained in any statute otherwise providing that neither they nor their proceeds shall be liable to attachment, garnishment, levy, execution, or other legal process or be seized, taken, appropriated, or applied by any legal or equitable process or operation of law or any other such similar language.