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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 1968, chapter 656; in 1978, chapter 647; in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":272927,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69287,"identifier":"64.2-203","token":"64.2\/II\/2\/64.2-203","url":"\/64.2-203\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-203\/","token":"64.2\/II\/2\/64.2-203","dublin_core":{"Title":"Inheritance rights of certain individuals","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-203","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Except as otherwise provided by law<\/span>, no person is barred from inheriting because such person or a person through whom he claims his inheritance is or has been an alien. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A person who is related to the decedent through two lines of relationship is entitled to only a single share based on the relationship that would entitle him to the larger share. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINHERITANCE RIGHTS OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS (\u00a7 64.2-203)\n\nA. Except as otherwise provided by law, no person is barred from inheriting\nbecause such person or a person through whom he claims his inheritance is or has\nbeen an alien.\n\nB. A person who is related to the decedent through two lines of relationship is\nentitled to only a single share based on the relationship that would entitle him\nto the larger share.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 64-4; 1968, c. 656, \u00a7 64.1-4; 1978, c. 647, \u00a7 64.1-6.1;\n2012, 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}}