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One share of the estate or half portion thereof shall descend and pass to each such heir and distributee and one share shall descend and pass per stirpes to such descendants.B\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, collaterals of the half blood shall inherit only half as much as those of the whole blood.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":280459,"text":"A decedent’s estate, or each half portion of such estate when division is required by subdivision A 5 of § 64.2-200, shall, except when otherwise provided in subdivision A 1 of § 64.2-200, be divided into as many equal shares as there are (i) heirs and distributees who are in the closest degree of kinship to the decedent and (ii) deceased persons, if any, in the same degree of kinship to the decedent who, if living, would have been heirs and distributees and who left descendants surviving at the time of the decedent’s death. One share of the estate or half portion thereof shall descend and pass to each such heir and distributee and one share shall descend and pass per stirpes to such descendants.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":280460,"text":"Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, collaterals of the half blood shall inherit only half as much as those of the whole blood.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":16067,"edition_id":1,"name":"Descent and Distribution","identifier":"2","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12863,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:04:59","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:04:59","permalink":{"id":272913,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":16067,"identifier":"2","token":"64.2\/II\/2","url":"\/64.2\/II\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12863,"edition_id":1,"name":"Wills and Decedents' Estates","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12723,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:57","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:57","permalink":{"id":272911,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12863,"identifier":"II","token":"64.2\/II","url":"\/64.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12723,"edition_id":1,"name":"Wills, Trusts, and Fiduciaries","identifier":"64.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","permalink":{"id":272781,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12723,"identifier":"64.2","token":"64.2","url":"\/64.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":63124,"structure_id":16067,"section_number":"64.2-200","catch_line":"Course of descents generally; right of Commonwealth if no other heir","url":"\/64.2-200\/","token":"64.2\/II\/2\/64.2-200","metadata":false},{"id":76289,"structure_id":16067,"section_number":"64.2-201","catch_line":"Distribution of personal estate; right of Commonwealth if no other distributee","url":"\/64.2-201\/","token":"64.2\/II\/2\/64.2-201","metadata":false},{"id":78245,"structure_id":16067,"section_number":"64.2-202","catch_line":"When persons take per capita and when per stirpes; collaterals of the half blood","url":"\/64.2-202\/","token":"64.2\/II\/2\/64.2-202","metadata":false},{"id":69287,"structure_id":16067,"section_number":"64.2-203","catch_line":"Inheritance rights of certain individuals","url":"\/64.2-203\/","token":"64.2\/II\/2\/64.2-203","metadata":false},{"id":84769,"structure_id":16067,"section_number":"64.2-204","catch_line":"Afterborn heirs","url":"\/64.2-204\/","token":"64.2\/II\/2\/64.2-204","metadata":false},{"id":68055,"structure_id":16067,"section_number":"64.2-205","catch_line":"Right of entry or action for land not affected by descent cast","url":"\/64.2-205\/","token":"64.2\/II\/2\/64.2-205","metadata":false},{"id":85776,"structure_id":16067,"section_number":"64.2-206","catch_line":"Advancements brought into hotchpot","url":"\/64.2-206\/","token":"64.2\/II\/2\/64.2-206","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":76289,"structure_id":16067,"section_number":"64.2-201","catch_line":"Distribution of personal estate; right of Commonwealth if no other distributee","url":"\/64.2-201\/","token":"64.2\/II\/2\/64.2-201","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":69287,"structure_id":16067,"section_number":"64.2-203","catch_line":"Inheritance rights of certain individuals","url":"\/64.2-203\/","token":"64.2\/II\/2\/64.2-203","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/64.2-202\/","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 1968, chapter 656; in 1986, chapter 305; in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":63124,"section_number":"64.2-200","catch_line":"Course of descents generally; right of Commonwealth if no other heir","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-200\/"}],"permalink":{"id":272923,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78245,"identifier":"64.2-202","token":"64.2\/II\/2\/64.2-202","url":"\/64.2-202\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-202\/","token":"64.2\/II\/2\/64.2-202","dublin_core":{"Title":"When persons take per capita and when per stirpes; collaterals of the half blood","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-202","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A decedent’s estate, or each half portion of such estate when division is required by subdivision A 5 of § 64.2-200<\/a>, shall, except when otherwise provided in subdivision A 1 of § 64.2-200<\/a>, be divided into as many equal shares as there are (i) heirs and distributees who are in the closest degree of kinship to the decedent and (ii) deceased persons, if any, in the same degree of kinship to the decedent who, if living, would have been heirs and distributees and who left descendants surviving at the time of the decedent’s death. One share of the estate or half portion thereof shall descend and pass to each such heir and distributee and one share shall descend and pass per stirpes to such descendants. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, collaterals<\/span> of the half blood shall inherit only half as much as those of the whole blood. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN PERSONS TAKE PER CAPITA AND WHEN PER STIRPES; COLLATERALS OF THE HALF BLOOD\n(\u00a7 64.2-202)\n\nA. A decedent’s estate, or each half portion of such estate when division\nis required by subdivision A 5 of § 64.2-200, shall, except when otherwise\nprovided in subdivision A 1 of § 64.2-200, be divided into as many equal\nshares as there are (i) heirs and distributees who are in the closest degree of\nkinship to the decedent and (ii) deceased persons, if any, in the same degree of\nkinship to the decedent who, if living, would have been heirs and distributees\nand who left descendants surviving at the time of the decedent’s death.\nOne share of the estate or half portion thereof shall descend and pass to each\nsuch heir and distributee and one share shall descend and pass per stirpes to\nsuch descendants.\n\nB. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, collaterals of the half blood\nshall inherit only half as much as those of the whole blood.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 64-2, 64-3; 1968, c. 656, \u00a7\u00a7 64.1-2, 64.1-3; 1986, c.\n305; 2012, c. 614.","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}}