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Such petition shall set forth the facts pertaining to the proposed transaction and shall state why the judge or court should approve and authorize the execution of the necessary instruments.\n\t\tThe petition shall be heard by the court without a jury, and its decision thereon shall be final. A guardian ad litem shall be appointed who shall make an investigation and report in writing whether in his opinion the best interest of the petitioner would be served by permitting the petitioner to enter into such transaction, and the report shall be filed with the papers in the case. No such petition shall be approved by the court unless such approval is recommended by the report of the guardian ad litem and unless it is also recommended by the testimony of at least two disinterested and qualified witnesses appointed by the court, or the judge thereof in vacation. The order of approval shall recite the recommendation of the guardian ad litem and the witnesses and also their names and addresses. And the judge of the court hearing the case shall fix a reasonable fee for the attorneys and guardians ad litem.\n\t\tThe court, if of opinion that entry into such transaction would benefit the petitioner, shall approve the prayer of the petition, and the petitioner, if he enters into such transaction and executes any instrument required therein, shall be bound thereby as if of full age whether all or part of the obligation secured is so guaranteed.\n\t\tAll rights that have accrued or obligations that have arisen under this section prior to January 30, 1947, are hereby declared valid and binding.\n\t\tIf the court approves the prayer of the petition, such approval shall operate to vest title and confer the power to encumber or convey title to real or personal property acquired pursuant to such approval.\n\t\tAny infant spouse of an infant veteran permitted by the court to make loans under this section may unite in any conveyance to effectuate such a loan as if he were a spouse of an adult signing as provided under the provisions of former \u00a7 55-42, relating to the removal of disability of infancy in certain cases.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":253507,"text":"Any person under the age of 18 or surviving spouse who has not remarried who is eligible for a guaranty of credit under the provisions of Title III of an Act of Congress of the United States approved June 22, 1944, entitled the “Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944,” as now or hereafter amended, or other like federal law, shall be upon complying with the terms of this section, qualified to contract for and purchase any real or personal property with respect to which the guaranteed loan is to be made, to execute the note or other evidence of the loan indebtedness and to secure the debt by the execution of a deed of trust or chattel mortgage, or other instrument, upon the real or personal property acquired as aforesaid in connection with the proposed loan or theretofore acquired by such person, whether by purchase or otherwise, and such person shall, in all respects, be bound by such contracts or other instruments entered into as though he were of full age.\n\t\tWhen any such person is under the age of 18 years, no contract, note, deed of trust, mortgage, or other instrument required to obtain benefits under such federal legislation shall be executed by such person unless the circuit or corporation court of the city or county, or judge thereof in vacation, in which the property is located or to be used, after a petition signed by any such person has been filed with it or him, approves the same. Such petition shall set forth the facts pertaining to the proposed transaction and shall state why the judge or court should approve and authorize the execution of the necessary instruments.\n\t\tThe petition shall be heard by the court without a jury, and its decision thereon shall be final. A guardian ad litem shall be appointed who shall make an investigation and report in writing whether in his opinion the best interest of the petitioner would be served by permitting the petitioner to enter into such transaction, and the report shall be filed with the papers in the case. No such petition shall be approved by the court unless such approval is recommended by the report of the guardian ad litem and unless it is also recommended by the testimony of at least two disinterested and qualified witnesses appointed by the court, or the judge thereof in vacation. The order of approval shall recite the recommendation of the guardian ad litem and the witnesses and also their names and addresses. And the judge of the court hearing the case shall fix a reasonable fee for the attorneys and guardians ad litem.\n\t\tThe court, if of opinion that entry into such transaction would benefit the petitioner, shall approve the prayer of the petition, and the petitioner, if he enters into such transaction and executes any instrument required therein, shall be bound thereby as if of full age whether all or part of the obligation secured is so guaranteed.\n\t\tAll rights that have accrued or obligations that have arisen under this section prior to January 30, 1947, are hereby declared valid and binding.\n\t\tIf the court approves the prayer of the petition, such approval shall operate to vest title and confer the power to encumber or convey title to real or personal property acquired pursuant to such approval.\n\t\tAny infant spouse of an infant veteran permitted by the court to make loans under this section may unite in any conveyance to effectuate such a loan as if he were a spouse of an adult signing as provided under the provisions of former \u00a7 55-42, relating to the removal of disability of infancy in certain cases.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14846,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13773,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:50:21","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:50:21","permalink":{"id":147111,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14846,"identifier":"1","token":"11\/1","url":"\/11\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13773,"edition_id":1,"name":"Contracts","identifier":"11","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:51","permalink":{"id":147109,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13773,"identifier":"11","token":"11","url":"\/11\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":69745,"structure_id":14846,"section_number":"11-1","catch_line":"Certain contracts void as to creditors and purchasers unless in writing; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 602; in 1972, chapter 825; in 2020, chapter 900<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":147185,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70205,"identifier":"11-8","token":"11\/1\/11-8","url":"\/11-8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/11-8\/","token":"11\/1\/11-8","dublin_core":{"Title":"Instruments executed by minors or surviving spouses to obtain benefits under certain federal legislation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 11-8","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person under the age of 18 or surviving spouse who has not remarried who is eligible for a guaranty of credit under the provisions of Title III of an Act of Congress of the United States approved June 22, 1944, entitled the “Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944,” as now or hereafter amended, or other like federal law<\/span>, shall be upon complying with the terms of this section, qualified to contract<\/span> for and purchase any real or personal property with respect to which the guaranteed loan is to be made, to execute the note or other evidence<\/span> of the loan indebtedness and to secure the debt by the execution of a deed of trust or chattel mortgage, or other instrument, upon the real or personal property acquired as aforesaid in connection with the proposed loan or theretofore acquired by such person, whether by purchase or otherwise, and such person shall, in all respects, be bound by such contracts<\/span> or other instruments entered into as though he were of full age.\n\t\tWhen any such person is under the age of 18 years, no contract<\/span>, note, deed of trust, mortgage, or other instrument required to obtain benefits under such federal legislation shall be executed by such person unless the circuit<\/span> or corporation court<\/span> of the city or county, or judge<\/span> thereof in vacation, in which the property is located or to be used, after a petition<\/span> signed by any such person has been filed with it or him, approves the same. Such petition<\/span> shall set forth the facts<\/span> pertaining to the proposed transaction and shall state why the judge<\/span> or court<\/span> should approve and authorize the execution of the necessary instruments.\n\t\tThe petition<\/span> shall be heard by the court<\/span> without a jury<\/span>, and its decision thereon shall be final. A guardian ad litem<\/span> shall be appointed who shall make an investigation and report in writing whether in his opinion<\/span> the best interest of the petitioner would be served by permitting the petitioner to enter into such transaction, and the report shall be filed with the papers in the case. No such petition<\/span> shall be approved by the court<\/span> unless such approval is recommended by the report of the guardian ad litem<\/span> and unless it is also recommended by the testimony<\/span> of at least two disinterested and qualified witnesses appointed by the court<\/span>, or the judge<\/span> thereof in vacation. The order<\/span> of approval shall recite the recommendation of the guardian ad litem<\/span> and the witnesses and also their names and addresses. And the judge<\/span> of the court<\/span> hearing<\/span> the case shall fix a reasonable fee for the attorneys and guardians ad litem.\n\t\tThe court<\/span>, if of opinion<\/span> that entry into such transaction would benefit the petitioner, shall approve the prayer of the petition<\/span>, and the petitioner, if he enters into such transaction and executes any instrument required therein, shall be bound thereby as if of full age whether all or part of the obligation secured is so guaranteed.\n\t\tAll rights that have accrued or obligations that have arisen under this section prior to January 30, 1947, are hereby declared valid and binding.\n\t\tIf the court<\/span> approves the prayer of the petition<\/span>, such approval shall operate to vest title and confer the power to encumber or convey title to real or personal property acquired pursuant to such approval.\n\t\tAny infant spouse of an infant veteran permitted by the court<\/span> to make loans under this section may unite in any conveyance to effectuate such a loan as if he were a spouse of an adult signing as provided under the provisions of former \u00a7 55-42, relating to the removal of disability of infancy in certain cases.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINSTRUMENTS EXECUTED BY MINORS OR SURVIVING SPOUSES TO OBTAIN BENEFITS UNDER\nCERTAIN FEDERAL LEGISLATION (\u00a7 11-8)\n\nAny person under the age of 18 or surviving spouse who has not remarried who is\neligible for a guaranty of credit under the provisions of Title III of an Act of\nCongress of the United States approved June 22, 1944, entitled the\n“Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944,” as now or hereafter\namended, or other like federal law, shall be upon complying with the terms of\nthis section, qualified to contract for and purchase any real or personal\nproperty with respect to which the guaranteed loan is to be made, to execute the\nnote or other evidence of the loan indebtedness and to secure the debt by the\nexecution of a deed of trust or chattel mortgage, or other instrument, upon the\nreal or personal property acquired as aforesaid in connection with the proposed\nloan or theretofore acquired by such person, whether by purchase or otherwise,\nand such person shall, in all respects, be bound by such contracts or other\ninstruments entered into as though he were of full age.\n\t\tWhen any such person is under the age of 18 years, no contract, note, deed of\ntrust, mortgage, or other instrument required to obtain benefits under such\nfederal legislation shall be executed by such person unless the circuit or\ncorporation court of the city or county, or judge thereof in vacation, in which\nthe property is located or to be used, after a petition signed by any such\nperson has been filed with it or him, approves the same. Such petition shall set\nforth the facts pertaining to the proposed transaction and shall state why the\njudge or court should approve and authorize the execution of the necessary\ninstruments.\n\t\tThe petition shall be heard by the court without a jury, and its decision\nthereon shall be final. A guardian ad litem shall be appointed who shall make an\ninvestigation and report in writing whether in his opinion the best interest of\nthe petitioner would be served by permitting the petitioner to enter into such\ntransaction, and the report shall be filed with the papers in the case. No such\npetition shall be approved by the court unless such approval is recommended by\nthe report of the guardian ad litem and unless it is also recommended by the\ntestimony of at least two disinterested and qualified witnesses appointed by the\ncourt, or the judge thereof in vacation. The order of approval shall recite the\nrecommendation of the guardian ad litem and the witnesses and also their names\nand addresses. And the judge of the court hearing the case shall fix a\nreasonable fee for the attorneys and guardians ad litem.\n\t\tThe court, if of opinion that entry into such transaction would benefit the\npetitioner, shall approve the prayer of the petition, and the petitioner, if he\nenters into such transaction and executes any instrument required therein, shall\nbe bound thereby as if of full age whether all or part of the obligation secured\nis so guaranteed.\n\t\tAll rights that have accrued or obligations that have arisen under this\nsection prior to January 30, 1947, are hereby declared valid and binding.\n\t\tIf the court approves the prayer of the petition, such approval shall operate\nto vest title and confer the power to encumber or convey title to real or\npersonal property acquired pursuant to such approval.\n\t\tAny infant spouse of an infant veteran permitted by the court to make loans\nunder this section may unite in any conveyance to effectuate such a loan as if\nhe were a spouse of an adult signing as provided under the provisions of former\n\u00a7 55-42, relating to the removal of disability of infancy in certain cases.\n\nHISTORY: 1946, p. 432; Michie Suppl. 1946, \u00a7 5760a; 1947, p. 102; 1954, c. 602;\n1972, c. 825; 2020, c. 900.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}