13 chapters · 364 sections in this title.
Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-221 Appointment of committee; bond
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A. When a person is convicted of a felony and sentenced to confinement in a state correctional facility, his estate, both real and personal, may, on motion of any party interested, be committed by the circuit court of the county or city in which his estate, or some part thereof i…
Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-222 Powers and liabilities of committee; prosecution and defense of suits to which prisoner is party
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A committee appointed pursuant to § 53.1-221 may sue and be sued in respect to all claims or demands of every nature in favor of or against such prisoner and against any of the prisoner's estate. All actions or suits to which the prisoner is a party at the time of his conviction …
Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-223 Restriction on suits against prisoners
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No action or suit on any claim or demand, except suits for divorce, actions to establish a parent and child relationship between a child and a prisoner and actions to establish a prisoner's child support obligation, shall be maintained against a prisoner after judgment of convict…
Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-224 Maintenance of prisoner's family; spouse's portion
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The committee shall allow, subject to the claims of creditors, a sufficient maintenance out of the prisoner's estate for the prisoner's spouse and family, if any. The spouse shall be entitled, so long as the prisoner is confined, to the profits of such portion of the prisoner's e…