Virginia § 64.2-308.7 - Decedent's non-probate transfers to the surviving spouse

Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 64.2-308.7 — Decedent's non-probate transfers to the surviving spouse, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 64.2-308.7. Decedent's non-probate transfers to the surviving spouse

Excluding property passing to the surviving spouse under the federal social security system, the value of the augmented estate includes the value of the decedent's non-probate transfers to the decedent's surviving spouse, which consist of all property that passed outside probate at the decedent's death from the decedent to the surviving spouse by reason of the decedent's death, including:

1. The decedent's fractional interest in property held as a joint tenant with the right of survivorship, to the extent that the decedent's fractional interest passed to the surviving spouse as surviving joint tenant;

2. The decedent's ownership interest in property or accounts held in co-ownership registration with the right of survivorship, or with Payable on Death or Transfer on Death designations to the extent the decedent's ownership interest passed to the surviving spouse as surviving co-owner; and

3. All other property that would have been included in the augmented estate under subdivision 1 or 2 of § 64.2-308.6 had it passed to or for the benefit of a person other than the decedent's spouse, surviving spouse, the decedent, or the decedent's creditors, estate, or estate creditors.

2016, cc. 187, 269.

Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27

Frequently Asked Questions About Virginia § 64.2-308.7

What does Code of Virginia § 64.2-308.7 cover?

Section 64.2-308.7 ("Decedent's non-probate transfers to the surviving spouse") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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