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Va. Code Ann. § 64.2-200 Course of descents generally; right of Commonwealth if no other heir
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A. The real estate of any decedent not effectively disposed of by will descends and passes by intestate succession in the following course: 1. To the surviving spouse of the decedent, unless the decedent is survived by children or their descendants, one or more of whom are not ch…
Va. Code Ann. § 64.2-201 Distribution of personal estate; right of Commonwealth if no other distributee
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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 intestat…
Va. Code Ann. § 64.2-202 When persons take per capita and when per stirpes; collaterals of the half blood
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A. A decedent's estate, or each half portion of such estate when division is required by subdivision A 5 of § 64.2-200, shall, except when otherwise provided in subdivision A 1 of § 64.2-200, be divided into as many equal shares as there are (i) heirs and distributees who are in …
Va. Code Ann. § 64.2-203 Inheritance rights of certain individuals
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A. Except as otherwise provided by law, no person is barred from inheriting because such person or a person through whom he claims his inheritance is or has been an alien. B. A person who is related to the decedent through two lines of relationship is entitled to only a single sh…