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Upon such request, the clerk shall, or in the absence of such request the court may, summon all persons interested in the probate of the will to appear to show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate.B\n\nThe court shall hear the motion to admit the will to probate when all persons interested in the probate of the will have been summoned or otherwise appear as parties. Upon the request of any person interested in the probate of the will, the court shall order a trial by jury to ascertain whether any paper produced is the will of the decedent. The court shall enter a final order as to the probate.C\n\nIn the absence of a request that the clerk summon any person interested in the probate of the will to appear to show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate, the court in which the will is offered for probate may proceed to admit or reject the will without summoning any party.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":231594,"text":"A person offering, or intending to offer, to a circuit court or to the clerk of the circuit court a will for probate, may request that the clerk of such court summon any person interested in the probate of the will to appear to show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate. Upon such request, the clerk shall, or in the absence of such request the court may, summon all persons interested in the probate of the will to appear to show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":231595,"text":"The court shall hear the motion to admit the will to probate when all persons interested in the probate of the will have been summoned or otherwise appear as parties. Upon the request of any person interested in the probate of the will, the court shall order a trial by jury to ascertain whether any paper produced is the will of the decedent. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1968, chapter 656; in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":81785,"section_number":"64.2-448","catch_line":"Complaint to impeach or establish a will; limitation of action; venue","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-448\/"},{"id":81660,"section_number":"64.2-508","catch_line":"Written notice of probate, qualification, and entitlement to copies of inventories, accounts, and reports to be provided to certain parties","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-508\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":273321,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63573,"identifier":"64.2-446","token":"64.2\/II\/4\/5\/64.2-446","url":"\/64.2-446\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-446\/","token":"64.2\/II\/4\/5\/64.2-446","dublin_core":{"Title":"Motion for probate; process against persons interested in probate","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-446","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A person offering, or intending to offer, to a circuit<\/span> court<\/span> or to the clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> a will<\/span> for probate, may request that the clerk of such court<\/span> summon any person interested in the probate of the will<\/span> to appear to show cause why the will<\/span> should not be admitted to probate. Upon such request, the clerk shall, or in the absence of such request the court<\/span> may, summon all persons interested in the probate of the will<\/span> to appear to show cause why the will<\/span> should not be admitted to probate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The court<\/span> shall hear the motion<\/span> to admit the will<\/span> to probate when all persons interested in the probate of the will<\/span> have been summoned or otherwise appear as parties. Upon the request of any person interested in the probate of the will<\/span>, the court<\/span> shall order a trial<\/span> by jury<\/span> to ascertain whether any paper produced is the will<\/span> of the decedent. The court<\/span> shall enter a final order<\/span> as to the probate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In the absence of a request that the clerk summon any person interested in the probate of the will<\/span> to appear to show cause why the will<\/span> should not be admitted to probate, the court<\/span> in which the will<\/span> is offered for probate may proceed to admit or reject the will<\/span> without summoning any party<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMOTION FOR PROBATE; PROCESS AGAINST PERSONS INTERESTED IN PROBATE (\u00a7 64.2-446)\n\nA. A person offering, or intending to offer, to a circuit court or to the clerk\nof the circuit court a will for probate, may request that the clerk of such\ncourt summon any person interested in the probate of the will to appear to show\ncause why the will should not be admitted to probate. Upon such request, the\nclerk shall, or in the absence of such request the court may, summon all persons\ninterested in the probate of the will to appear to show cause why the will\nshould not be admitted to probate.\n\nB. The court shall hear the motion to admit the will to probate when all persons\ninterested in the probate of the will have been summoned or otherwise appear as\nparties. Upon the request of any person interested in the probate of the will,\nthe court shall order a trial by jury to ascertain whether any paper produced is\nthe will of the decedent. The court shall enter a final order as to the probate.\n\nC. In the absence of a request that the clerk summon any person interested in\nthe probate of the will to appear to show cause why the will should not be\nadmitted to probate, the court in which the will is offered for probate may\nproceed to admit or reject the will without summoning any party.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 64-75, 64-76, 64-78, 64-79, 64-81; 1968, c. 656, \u00a7\u00a7\n64.1-79, 64.1-80, 64.1-82, 64.1-83, 64.1-85; 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}}