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Proceedings under this section shall conform as nearly as practicable to proceedings relating to judicial sales of real property owned by an infant. The conservator shall account for the proceeds of the sale, and the net proceeds of the sale, after disbursement of costs, shall be conserved in such manner as the court deems proper.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":256333,"text":"Any duly appointed conservator of the estate of a person who is known to be dead or who is presumed to be dead pursuant to Chapter 23 (\u00a7 64.2-2300 et seq.), after making a diligent but unsuccessful effort to locate the heirs of such person for a period of at least two years after the person’s death became known or presumed, may petition the court having jurisdiction over real property owned by the decedent for permission to sell such property. Proceedings under this section shall conform as nearly as practicable to proceedings relating to judicial sales of real property owned by an infant. 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This law was first created in 1954. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 387 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1954 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 1996, chapters 675<\/a> and 684<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":70894,"section_number":"64.2-2300","catch_line":"Presumption of death from absence or disappearance; when applicable","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2300\/"}],"permalink":{"id":275821,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71091,"identifier":"64.2-2402","token":"64.2\/V\/24\/64.2-2402","url":"\/64.2-2402\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-2402\/","token":"64.2\/V\/24\/64.2-2402","dublin_core":{"Title":"Proceedings to sell property of absentee after failure to locate heirs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-2402","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any duly appointed conservator of the estate of a person who is known to be dead or who is presumed to be dead pursuant to Chapter 23 (\u00a7 64.2-2300<\/a> et seq.), after making a diligent but unsuccessful effort to locate the heirs of such person for a period of at least two years after the person’s death became known or presumed, may petition<\/span> the court<\/span> having jurisdiction<\/span> over real property owned by the decedent for permission to sell such property. Proceedings under this section shall conform as nearly as practicable to proceedings relating to judicial sales of real property owned by an infant. The conservator shall account for the proceeds of the sale, and the net proceeds of the sale, after disbursement of costs, shall be conserved in such manner as the court<\/span> deems proper.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROCEEDINGS TO SELL PROPERTY OF ABSENTEE AFTER FAILURE TO LOCATE HEIRS (\u00a7\n64.2-2402)\n\nAny duly appointed conservator of the estate of a person who is known to be dead\nor who is presumed to be dead pursuant to Chapter 23 (\u00a7 64.2-2300 et seq.),\nafter making a diligent but unsuccessful effort to locate the heirs of such\nperson for a period of at least two years after the person’s death became\nknown or presumed, may petition the court having jurisdiction over real property\nowned by the decedent for permission to sell such property. Proceedings under\nthis section shall conform as nearly as practicable to proceedings relating to\njudicial sales of real property owned by an infant. The conservator shall\naccount for the proceeds of the sale, and the net proceeds of the sale, after\ndisbursement of costs, shall be conserved in such manner as the court deems\nproper.\n\nHISTORY: 1954, c. 387, \u00a7 26-68.1; 1996, cc. 675, 684; 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}}