Virginia § 55.1-650 - Judgments of United States courts affecting realty
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 55.1-650 — Judgments of United States courts affecting realty, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 55.1-650. Judgments of United States courts affecting realty
A copy of any judgment or order of any United States court affecting the title to, boundary or possession of, or any interest in and to any real estate lying wholly or partly within the Commonwealth, when duly certified by the proper officer of any such court, may be filed with the clerk of the court in whose office deeds are recorded of the county or city in which the real estate so affected, or any part of such real estate, is situated, and when so filed shall be recorded by such clerk in the current deed book in his office and indexed in the names of the persons whose interests appear to be affected thereby, upon the payment of the same fee prescribed by law to be paid for the recordation of similar judgments or orders of state courts.
1934, p. 839; Michie Code 1942, § 5216b; Code 1950, § 55-140; 2019, c. 712.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 55.1-650 ("Judgments of United States courts affecting realty") 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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