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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 1990, chapter 831; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":54760,"section_number":"55.1-612","catch_line":"Acknowledgment within the United States or its dependencies","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-612\/"},{"id":66884,"section_number":"55.1-613","catch_line":"Acknowledgments outside of the United States and its dependencies","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-613\/"}],"permalink":{"id":244969,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74400,"identifier":"55.1-207","token":"55.1\/I\/2\/55.1-207","url":"\/55.1-207\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-207\/","token":"55.1\/I\/2\/55.1-207","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment of attorney-in-fact by married person; effect of writing executed by such attorney","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-207","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A married person, whether a resident of the Commonwealth or not, may, by power of attorney<\/span> duly executed and acknowledged as prescribed in \u00a7 55.1-612<\/a> or 55.1-613<\/a>, appoint an attorney-in-fact<\/span><\/span> to execute and acknowledge, for him and in his name, any deed or other writing that he might execute. Every deed or other writing so executed by such attorney-in-fact<\/span><\/span> in pursuance of such power of attorney<\/span> while the same remains in force shall be valid and effectual, in all respects, to convey the interest and title of such married person in and to any real estate thereby conveyed or otherwise transferred.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT BY MARRIED PERSON; EFFECT OF WRITING EXECUTED BY\nSUCH ATTORNEY (\u00a7 55.1-207)\n\nA married person, whether a resident of the Commonwealth or not, may, by power\nof attorney duly executed and acknowledged as prescribed in \u00a7 55.1-612 or\n55.1-613, appoint an attorney-in-fact to execute and acknowledge, for him and in\nhis name, any deed or other writing that he might execute. Every deed or other\nwriting so executed by such attorney-in-fact in pursuance of such power of\nattorney while the same remains in force shall be valid and effectual, in all\nrespects, to convey the interest and title of such married person in and to any\nreal estate thereby conveyed or otherwise transferred.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 5215; 1940, p. 53; Code 1950, \u00a7 55-43; 1990, c. 831;\n2019, c. 712.","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}}