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Where any of the parties interested are under disability, the court may, upon application of the guardian, conservator, committee, or trustee, if any, and, if not, by a guardian ad litem appointed by the clerk or judge of said court, of any such person, on behalf of his ward, and upon hearing evidence satisfactory to such court or judge, enter an order authorizing such guardian, conservator, committee, trustee, or guardian ad litem to consent on behalf of such person under disability to such commutation. Such consent shall be as valid and effective as if the person on whose behalf it was given were sui juris and had given such consent. All judicial orders and decrees entered prior to July 1, 1960, authorizing any such commutation where persons under disability were interested, are hereby validated and confirmed, provided that nothing in this section shall be construed as intended to impair any vested right.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":302726,"text":"In any case in which, under the laws of the Commonwealth, a provision is made for commutation in money of a life estate when all the parties interested are under no disability, such provision shall also apply when any of the parties interested are under disability. Where any of the parties interested are under disability, the court may, upon application of the guardian, conservator, committee, or trustee, if any, and, if not, by a guardian ad litem appointed by the clerk or judge of said court, of any such person, on behalf of his ward, and upon hearing evidence satisfactory to such court or judge, enter an order authorizing such guardian, conservator, committee, trustee, or guardian ad litem to consent on behalf of such person under disability to such commutation. Such consent shall be as valid and effective as if the person on whose behalf it was given were sui juris and had given such consent. All judicial orders and decrees entered prior to July 1, 1960, authorizing any such commutation where persons under disability were interested, are hereby validated and confirmed, provided that nothing in this section shall be construed as intended to impair any vested right.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15130,"edition_id":1,"name":"Commutation and Valuation of Certain Estates and Interests","identifier":"5","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13327,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:52:22","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:52:22","permalink":{"id":245325,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15130,"identifier":"5","token":"55.1\/I\/5","url":"\/55.1\/I\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13327,"edition_id":1,"name":"Property Conveyances","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12707,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:39","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:39","permalink":{"id":244771,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13327,"identifier":"I","token":"55.1\/I","url":"\/55.1\/I\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12707,"edition_id":1,"name":"Property and Conveyances","identifier":"55.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":244769,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12707,"identifier":"55.1","token":"55.1","url":"\/55.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":76205,"structure_id":15130,"section_number":"55.1-500","catch_line":"Annuity table","url":"\/55.1-500\/","token":"55.1\/I\/5\/55.1-500","metadata":false},{"id":59907,"structure_id":15130,"section_number":"55.1-501","catch_line":"Rule of calculation under \u00a7 55.1-500","url":"\/55.1-501\/","token":"55.1\/I\/5\/55.1-501","metadata":false},{"id":69650,"structure_id":15130,"section_number":"55.1-502","catch_line":"Table of uniform seniority","url":"\/55.1-502\/","token":"55.1\/I\/5\/55.1-502","metadata":false},{"id":72822,"structure_id":15130,"section_number":"55.1-503","catch_line":"Rules of calculation under \u00a7 55.1-502","url":"\/55.1-503\/","token":"55.1\/I\/5\/55.1-503","metadata":false},{"id":72791,"structure_id":15130,"section_number":"55.1-504","catch_line":"Makehamized mortality table","url":"\/55.1-504\/","token":"55.1\/I\/5\/55.1-504","metadata":false},{"id":84458,"structure_id":15130,"section_number":"55.1-505","catch_line":"Commutation in case of persons under disability","url":"\/55.1-505\/","token":"55.1\/I\/5\/55.1-505","metadata":false},{"id":57639,"structure_id":15130,"section_number":"55.1-506","catch_line":"Commutation of certain life estates","url":"\/55.1-506\/","token":"55.1\/I\/5\/55.1-506","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":72791,"structure_id":15130,"section_number":"55.1-504","catch_line":"Makehamized mortality table","url":"\/55.1-504\/","token":"55.1\/I\/5\/55.1-504","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":57639,"structure_id":15130,"section_number":"55.1-506","catch_line":"Commutation of certain life estates","url":"\/55.1-506\/","token":"55.1\/I\/5\/55.1-506","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/55.1-505\/","history_text":"

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 1960, chapter 45; in 1997, chapter 801<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":245347,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84458,"identifier":"55.1-505","token":"55.1\/I\/5\/55.1-505","url":"\/55.1-505\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-505\/","token":"55.1\/I\/5\/55.1-505","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commutation in case of persons under disability","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-505","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In any case in which, under the laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth, a provision is made for commutation in money of a life estate when all the parties interested are under no disability, such provision shall also apply when any of the parties interested are under disability. Where any of the parties interested are under disability, the court<\/span> may, upon application of the guardian, conservator, committee, or trustee, if any, and, if not, by a guardian ad litem<\/span> appointed by the clerk or judge<\/span> of said court<\/span>, of any such person, on behalf of his ward, and upon hearing<\/span> evidence<\/span> satisfactory to such court<\/span> or judge<\/span>, enter an order<\/span> authorizing such guardian, conservator, committee, trustee, or guardian ad litem<\/span> to consent on behalf of such person under disability to such commutation. Such consent shall be as valid and effective as if the person on whose behalf it was given were sui juris and had given such consent. All judicial orders<\/span> and decrees<\/span> entered prior to July 1, 1960, authorizing any such commutation where persons under disability were interested, are hereby validated and confirmed, provided that nothing in this section shall be construed as intended to impair any vested right.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMUTATION IN CASE OF PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY (\u00a7 55.1-505)\n\nIn any case in which, under the laws of the Commonwealth, a provision is made\nfor commutation in money of a life estate when all the parties interested are\nunder no disability, such provision shall also apply when any of the parties\ninterested are under disability. Where any of the parties interested are under\ndisability, the court may, upon application of the guardian, conservator,\ncommittee, or trustee, if any, and, if not, by a guardian ad litem appointed by\nthe clerk or judge of said court, of any such person, on behalf of his ward, and\nupon hearing evidence satisfactory to such court or judge, enter an order\nauthorizing such guardian, conservator, committee, trustee, or guardian ad litem\nto consent on behalf of such person under disability to such commutation. Such\nconsent shall be as valid and effective as if the person on whose behalf it was\ngiven were sui juris and had given such consent. All judicial orders and decrees\nentered prior to July 1, 1960, authorizing any such commutation where persons\nunder disability were interested, are hereby validated and confirmed, provided\nthat nothing in this section shall be construed as intended to impair any vested\nright.\n\nHISTORY: 1926, p. 746; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 5133b; 1948, p. 682; Code 1950, \u00a7\n55-276; 1960, c. 45; 1997, c. 801; 2019, 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}}