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 intestate succession and is distributed to the same persons, and in the same proportions, as real estate descends pursuant to § 64.2-200.
B. If there is no other distributee of a decedent's personal estate, such personal estate shall accrue to the Commonwealth.
Code 1950, §§ 64-11, 64-12; 1968, c. 656, §§ 64.1-11, 64.1-12; 1978, c. 647; 1981, c. 580; 1982, c. 304; 1983, c. 320; 2012, c. 614.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 64.2 - Wills, Trusts, and Fiduciaries
Chapter 2 - Descent and Distribution
§ 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
§ 64.2-205. Right of entry or action for land not affected by descent cast