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Such judgments shall attach in the order of their priority, respectively, subject to the provisions of Article 2 (\u00a7 64.2-309 et seq.) of Chapter 2 of Title 64.2.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":252148,"text":"When any person, entitled as a householder to the exemption provided for in \u00a7 34-4, ceases to be a householder or when any person removes from this Commonwealth, his right to claim or hold any estate as exempt under the provisions of this chapter, shall cease; but the lien of a judgment, or decree for money, rendered against a householder, and which is not paramount to the exemption provided for in this chapter, shall, as to the real estate held as exempt by him, attach to such only of that estate as he may be possessed of or entitled to at the time the exemption thereof ceases, as aforesaid, and until that time the lien shall not be enforced. 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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 1972, chapter 825; in 1974, chapter 272; in 1981, chapter 580.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":86197,"section_number":"34-4","catch_line":"Exemption created","order_by":null,"url":"\/34-4\/"},{"id":87056,"section_number":"64.2-309","catch_line":"Family allowance","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-309\/"}],"permalink":{"id":208025,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69764,"identifier":"34-24","token":"34\/2\/34-24","url":"\/34-24\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/34-24\/","token":"34\/2\/34-24","dublin_core":{"Title":"When the exemption ceases; lien of judgment or decree against householder","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 34-24","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When any person, entitled as a householder<\/span> to the exemption<\/span> provided for in \u00a7 34-4<\/a>, ceases to be a householder<\/span> or when any person removes from this Commonwealth, his right to claim or hold any estate as exempt<\/span> under the provisions of this chapter, shall cease; but the lien<\/span> of a judgment<\/span>, or decree<\/span> for money, rendered against a householder<\/span>, and which is not paramount to the exemption<\/span> provided for in this chapter, shall, as to the real estate held as exempt<\/span> by him, attach to such only of that estate as he may be possessed of or entitled to at the time the exemption<\/span> thereof ceases, as aforesaid, and until that time the lien<\/span> shall not be enforced. Such judgments<\/span> shall attach in the order<\/span> of their priority, respectively, subject to the provisions of Article 2 (\u00a7 64.2-309<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 2 of Title 64.2.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN THE EXEMPTION CEASES; LIEN OF JUDGMENT OR DECREE AGAINST HOUSEHOLDER (\u00a7\n34-24)\n\nWhen any person, entitled as a householder to the exemption provided for in \u00a7\n34-4, ceases to be a householder or when any person removes from this\nCommonwealth, his right to claim or hold any estate as exempt under the\nprovisions of this chapter, shall cease; but the lien of a judgment, or decree\nfor money, rendered against a householder, and which is not paramount to the\nexemption provided for in this chapter, shall, as to the real estate held as\nexempt by him, attach to such only of that estate as he may be possessed of or\nentitled to at the time the exemption thereof ceases, as aforesaid, and until\nthat time the lien shall not be enforced. Such judgments shall attach in the\norder of their priority, respectively, subject to the provisions of Article 2\n(\u00a7 64.2-309 et seq.) of Chapter 2 of Title 64.2.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 6550; 1972, c. 825; 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}}