Virginia § 64.2-557 - Form for notice to show cause under § 64.2-556
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§ 64.2-557. Form for notice to show cause under § 64.2-556
Any notice to show cause published or posted in pursuance of the requirements of § 64.2-556 may be substantially in the form following:
Virginia: In the _______________ Court of _______________
the __________ day of _______________
Re: ____________________, deceased.
SHOW CAUSE ORDER
It appearing that a report of the accounts of ____________________, Personal Representative of the estate of ____________________, deceased, and of the debts and demands against (his) (her) estate has been filed in the Clerk's Office, and that six months have elapsed since the qualification, on motion of ____________________, (a distributee;) (a legatee;) (the personal representative;) IT IS ORDERED that the creditors of, and all others interested in, the estate do show cause, if any they can, on the __________ day of _______________ (before this Court at its courtroom) at ____________________ against the payment and delivery of the Estate of ____________________, deceased, to (the distributees) (the legatees) (without requiring refunding bonds) (with or without refunding bonds as the Court prescribes).
A Copy -- Teste:
________________________________________
Clerk
________________________________________, p.q.
Code 1950, § 64-170; 1968, c. 656, § 64.1-180; 2012, c. 614.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 64.2-557 ("Form for notice to show cause under § 64.2-556") 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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