Costs

Va. Code Ann. § 64.2-2309, under Chapter 23. Persons Presumed Dead..

Va. Code Ann. § 64.2-2309

The costs attendant to the issuing of an order determining death or the revocation of such order shall be paid out of the estate of the presumed decedent. If the petition for the issuance or revocation of an order determining death is not granted, the costs shall be paid by the petitioner.