Virginia § 64.2-450 - Probate of copy of will proved outside the Commonwealth; authenticated copy
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 64.2-450 — Probate of copy of will proved outside the Commonwealth; authenticated copy, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 64.2-450. Probate of copy of will proved outside the Commonwealth; authenticated copy
When a will relative to an estate within the Commonwealth has been proved in another jurisdiction, an authenticated copy of the will and the certificate of probate of the will may be offered for probate in the Commonwealth, and there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the will was duly executed and admitted to probate as a will of personal estate in the jurisdiction of the testator's domicile and the circuit court, or the clerk of such court, where it is offered shall admit such copy to probate as a will of personal estate in the Commonwealth. If such copy indicates that the will was admitted to probate in a court of another jurisdiction and was so executed as to be a valid will of real estate in the Commonwealth by the law of the Commonwealth, such copy may be admitted to probate as a will of real estate. An authenticated copy of any will which has been self-proved under the laws of another state shall, when offered with its authenticated certificate of probate, be admitted to probate as a will of personal estate and real estate.
Code 1950, § 64-88; 1968, c. 656, § 64.1-92; 1977, c. 249; 1980, c. 264; 2012, c. 614.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 64.2-450 ("Probate of copy of will proved outside the Commonwealth; authenticated copy") 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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