A. The slayer shall be deemed to have predeceased the decedent as to any exercise in the decedent's will of a power of appointment in favor of the slayer and the appointment shall be deemed to have lapsed.
B. Property held either presently or in remainder by the slayer subject to be divested by the exercise by the decedent of a power of revocation or a general power of appointment shall pass to the estate of the decedent. Property held by the slayer subject to be divested by the exercise by the decedent of a power of appointment to a particular person or persons or to a class of persons shall pass to such person or persons or in equal shares to the members of such class of persons, exclusive of the slayer.
1981, c. 469, § 55-410; 2012, c. 614.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 64.2 - Wills, Trusts, and Fiduciaries
Chapter 25 - Acts Barring Property Rights
§ 64.2-2501. Slayer not to acquire property as result of slaying
§ 64.2-2502. Property passing by will or intestate succession; surviving spouse
§ 64.2-2503. Concurrent ownership with or without survivorship
§ 64.2-2504. Reversions and vested remainders
§ 64.2-2505. Interests dependent on survivorship or continuance of life
§ 64.2-2506. Contingent remainders and future interests
§ 64.2-2507. Powers of appointment
§ 64.2-2508. Proceeds of insurance; bona fide payment by insurance company or obligor
§ 64.2-2509. Persons acquiring from slayer protected
§ 64.2-2510. Admissibility of judicial record determining slayer