Virginia § 55.1-2431 - Escheat of estates in trust and equitable titles
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§ 55.1-2431. Escheat of estates in trust and equitable titles
An estate vested in a person solely by mortgage or deed of trust shall not escheat or be forfeited to the Commonwealth by reason of the mortgagee or trustee dying without heirs, but any equitable title to lands shall escheat or be forfeited, as the case may be, if the person having the equitable title also had the legal title.
Code 1919, § 514; Code 1950, § 55-193; 1977, c. 583; 2019, c. 712.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 55.1-2431 ("Escheat of estates in trust and equitable titles") 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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