Virginia § 55.1-209 - Equitable separate estates abolished
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 55.1-209 — Equitable separate estates abolished, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 55.1-209. Equitable separate estates abolished
The estate known as the equitable separate estate no longer exists and any language in any writing, whenever executed, that purports to convey real property to a person as an equitable separate estate has no legal or equitable significance after January 1, 1991, except as provided in § 64.2-301 or 64.2-308.2.
1992, cc. 617, 647, § 55-47.01; 2016, cc. 187, 269; 2019, c. 712.
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Section 55.1-209 ("Equitable separate estates abolished") 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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