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§ 64.2-454.1 Will contest; presumption of undue influence

In any case contesting the validity of a decedent’s will where a presumption of undue influence arises, the finder of fact shall presume that undue influence was exerted over the decedent unless, based on all the evidence introduced at trial, the finder of fact finds that the decedent did intend it to be his will.

History

This law was first created in 2022. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 265 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.

2022, c. 265.

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