§ 64.2-200 Course of descents generally; right of Commonwealth if no other heir
§ 64.2-201 Distribution of personal estate; right of Commonwealth if no other distributee
§ 64.2-202 When persons take per capita and when per stirpes; collaterals of the half blood
§ 64.2-203 Inheritance rights of certain individuals
§ 64.2-204 Afterborn heirs
§ 64.2-205 Right of entry or action for land not affected by descent cast
§ 64.2-206 Advancements brought into hotchpot
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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 64.2 > Subtitle II > Chapter 2 - Descent and Distribution

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Escheat: Reversion of real or personal property to the state when 1) a person dies without leaving a will and has no heirs, or 2) when the property (such as a bank account) has been inactive for a certain period of time. Source: OCC
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Per stirpes: The legal means by which the children of a decedent, upon the death of an ancestor at a level above that of the decedent, receive by right of representation the share of the ancestor
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • Personal estate: includes chattels real and such other estate as, upon the death of the owner intestate, would devolve upon his personal representative. See Virginia Code 1-233
  • real estate: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights and appurtenances thereto and interests therein, other than a chattel interest. See Virginia Code 1-219