Virginia § 58.1-1716 - Estates committed to court-appointed administrator
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 58.1-1716 — Estates committed to court-appointed administrator, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 58.1-1716. Estates committed to court-appointed administrator
When an estate is committed by order of the appropriate circuit court, or clerk thereof, to any person on the motion of a creditor or other person pursuant to § 64.2-610, the tax due under this article for such administration shall be paid by the party upon whose motion the estate was committed. The amount of tax paid by such creditor or other person shall be repaid to him by the administrator so appointed out of the first funds received by him from the sale of such estate. If an estate is committed to a person without motion the person shall be required to pay such tax as soon as assets of the estate, sufficient to cover the tax due, have come into his hands.
Code 1950, § 58-69; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 155; 1984, c. 675.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 58.1-1716 ("Estates committed to court-appointed administrator") 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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