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If, however, the claim is secured by mortgage, deed of trust or other specific lien on the estate set apart, nothing in this section contained shall prevent the enforcement of the security in the first instance and before resorting to other estate of the debtor.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":275275,"text":"In any proceeding for the enforcement of a claim, which by reason of the waiver aforesaid or otherwise, is paramount to the exemption, if there be in the county or city wherein the proceeding is estate of the debtor other than that which has been set apart as aforesaid, such other estate shall be subjected and exhausted before the estate so set apart is resorted to. 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It has been modified 2 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 1974, chapter 272; in 1981, chapter 580.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":208021,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76687,"identifier":"34-23","token":"34\/2\/34-23","url":"\/34-23\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/34-23\/","token":"34\/2\/34-23","dublin_core":{"Title":"How claim enforced when exemption waived, etc","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 34-23","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>In any proceeding for the enforcement of a claim, which by reason of the <span class=\"dictionary\">waiver<\/span> aforesaid or otherwise, is paramount to the <span class=\"dictionary\">exemption<\/span>, if there be in the county or city wherein the proceeding is estate of the debtor other than that which has been set apart as aforesaid, such other estate shall be subjected and exhausted before the estate so set apart is resorted to. If, however, the claim is secured by mortgage, deed of trust or other specific <span class=\"dictionary\">lien<\/span> on the estate set apart, nothing in this section contained shall prevent the enforcement of the security in the first instance and before resorting to other estate of the debtor.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOW CLAIM ENFORCED WHEN EXEMPTION WAIVED, ETC (\u00a7 34-23)\n\nIn any proceeding for the enforcement of a claim, which by reason of the waiver\naforesaid or otherwise, is paramount to the exemption, if there be in the county\nor city wherein the proceeding is estate of the debtor other than that which has\nbeen set apart as aforesaid, such other estate shall be subjected and exhausted\nbefore the estate so set apart is resorted to. If, however, the claim is secured\nby mortgage, deed of trust or other specific lien on the estate set apart,\nnothing in this section contained shall prevent the enforcement of the security\nin the first instance and before resorting to other estate of the debtor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 6549; 1974, c. 272; 1981, c. 580.","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}}