A. Unless otherwise provided in this article, the provisions of this article shall be applicable to all multiple-party accounts in every financial institution in the Commonwealth on July 1, 1980, regardless of when such multiple-party accounts might have been opened or created.
B. Nothing in this article shall affect the common-law presumption of convenience now existing between persons not married to each other in joint accounts that were created prior to July 1, 1980, insofar as the ownership of the funds, whenever deposited, during their joint lifetime or their right of survivorship therein are concerned. Issues regarding ownership of such funds shall continue to be decided pursuant to the precedents of the Virginia Supreme Court.
1979, c. 407, § 6.1-125.16; 2010, c. 794.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 6.2 - Financial Institutions and Services
Chapter 6 - Deposits and Accounts
§ 6.2-601. Federal insurance of deposits required for all banks or savings institutions
§ 6.2-602. Adverse claims to accounts
§ 6.2-603. Medical savings accounts and health savings accounts
§ 6.2-603.1. Savings promotions
§ 6.2-606. Ownership during lifetime; garnishment, attachment, or levy
§ 6.2-608. Right of survivorship
§ 6.2-609. Change of form of account upon written order to financial institution
§ 6.2-610. Transfers arising from right of survivorship nontestamentary
§ 6.2-611. Liability of surviving party for debts and other liabilities of decedent's estate
§ 6.2-612. Financial institution duties; multiple-party accounts; multiple-fiduciary accounts
§ 6.2-613. Payment of sums in joint account
§ 6.2-614. Payment of P.O.D. account
§ 6.2-615. Payment of trust account
§ 6.2-615.1. Payment of multiple-fiduciary account
§ 6.2-616. Discharge of financial institution upon payment
§ 6.2-617. Setoff by financial institution against account
§ 6.2-618. Identification of joint accounts
§ 6.2-619. Certain duties of parties to joint accounts in financial institutions
§ 6.2-620. Application of article to accounts existing on July 1, 1980