§ 8.01-113 When title of purchaser at judicial sale not to be disturbed
If a sale of property is made under a decree of a court, and such sale is confirmed, the title of the purchaser at such sale shall not be disturbed unless within 12 months from such confirmation the sale is set aside by the trial court or an appeal is taken to the Court of Appeals or allowed by the Supreme Court, and a decree is therein afterwards entered requiring such sale to be set aside. If a sale of property is made under a decree of a court pursuant to a divorce and such sale is confirmed, the title of the purchaser at such sale shall not be disturbed unless appealed within the time allowed by § 8.01-675.3 and, pursuant to the appeal, the sale is set aside by the trial court and a decree is therein afterwards entered requiring such sale to be set aside. This limitation shall not affect any right of restitution of the proceeds of sale.
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1977, chapter 617; in 1984, chapter 703; in 2025, chapter 574.
Code 1950, § 8-673; 1977, c. 617; 1984, c. 703; 2025, c. 574.