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If a determination of death is revoked, all powers of any personal representative shall terminate; however, if the personal representative has complied with the provisions of \u00a7 64.2-2306, all receipts and disbursements of assets and other acts previously done by the personal representative and the title of bona fide purchasers of property under sales made by the personal representative or by any heir at law, devisee, next of kin, legatee, survivor, beneficiary, or other successor in interest shall remain as valid as if no revocation had been made. Any personal representative shall settle his account and all assets remaining in his possession or in the possession of such heir at law, devisee, next of kin, legatee, survivor, beneficiary, or other successor in interest, and the proceeds of such assets, shall be transferred to the person who had been determined to be dead or to his duly authorized agent or attorney. Nothing in this section shall validate the title of any person to any money or property received as an heir at law, devisee, next of kin, legatee, survivor, beneficiary, or other successor in interest of such presumed decedent, and such money or property may be recovered from them as if the order determining death had not been granted.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":242326,"text":"The court, after reasonable notice to the parties interested, may revoke a determination of death at any time based on satisfactory evidence that the presumed decedent is in fact alive. 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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 2006, chapter 351<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":75407,"section_number":"64.2-2305","catch_line":"Entry of order that presumption of death is applicable; effect","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2305\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86873,"section_number":"64.2-2306","catch_line":"Distribution of property; refunding bond","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2306\/"}],"permalink":{"id":275799,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66826,"identifier":"64.2-2307","token":"64.2\/V\/23\/64.2-2307","url":"\/64.2-2307\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-2307\/","token":"64.2\/V\/23\/64.2-2307","dublin_core":{"Title":"Revocation of determination of death; effect on previous acts; title of purchasers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-2307","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The court<\/span>, after reasonable notice to the parties interested, may revoke a determination of death at any time based on satisfactory evidence<\/span> that the presumed decedent is in fact<\/span> alive. If a determination of death is revoked, all powers of any personal representative<\/span> shall terminate; however, if the personal representative<\/span> has complied with the provisions of \u00a7 64.2-2306<\/a>, all receipts and disbursements of assets<\/span> and other acts previously done by the personal representative<\/span> and the title of bona fide purchasers<\/span> of property under sales made by the personal representative<\/span> or by any heir at law<\/span>, devisee, next of kin, legatee, survivor, beneficiary, or other successor in interest shall remain as valid as if no revocation<\/span> had been made. Any personal representative<\/span> shall settle his account and all assets<\/span> remaining in his possession<\/span> or in the possession<\/span> of such heir at law<\/span>, devisee, next of kin, legatee, survivor, beneficiary, or other successor in interest, and the proceeds of such assets<\/span>, shall be transferred to the person who had been determined to be dead or to his duly authorized agent or attorney. Nothing in this section shall validate the title of any person to any money or property received as an heir at law<\/span>, devisee, next of kin, legatee, survivor, beneficiary, or other successor in interest of such presumed decedent, and such money or property may be recovered from them as if the order<\/span> determining death had not been granted.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREVOCATION OF DETERMINATION OF DEATH; EFFECT ON PREVIOUS ACTS; TITLE OF\nPURCHASERS (\u00a7 64.2-2307)\n\nThe court, after reasonable notice to the parties interested, may revoke a\ndetermination of death at any time based on satisfactory evidence that the\npresumed decedent is in fact alive. If a determination of death is revoked, all\npowers of any personal representative shall terminate; however, if the personal\nrepresentative has complied with the provisions of \u00a7 64.2-2306, all receipts\nand disbursements of assets and other acts previously done by the personal\nrepresentative and the title of bona fide purchasers of property under sales\nmade by the personal representative or by any heir at law, devisee, next of kin,\nlegatee, survivor, beneficiary, or other successor in interest shall remain as\nvalid as if no revocation had been made. Any personal representative shall\nsettle his account and all assets remaining in his possession or in the\npossession of such heir at law, devisee, next of kin, legatee, survivor,\nbeneficiary, or other successor in interest, and the proceeds of such assets,\nshall be transferred to the person who had been determined to be dead or to his\nduly authorized agent or attorney. Nothing in this section shall validate the\ntitle of any person to any money or property received as an heir at law,\ndevisee, next of kin, legatee, survivor, beneficiary, or other successor in\ninterest of such presumed decedent, and such money or property may be recovered\nfrom them as if the order determining death had not been granted.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 64-109; 1968, c. 656, \u00a7 64.1-113; 2006, c. 351; 2012, c.\n614.","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}}