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If such copy indicates that the will was admitted to probate in a court of another jurisdiction and was so executed as to be a valid will of real estate in the Commonwealth by the law of the Commonwealth, such copy may be admitted to probate as a will of real estate. An authenticated copy of any will which has been self-proved under the laws of another state shall, when offered with its authenticated certificate of probate, be admitted to probate as a will of personal estate and real estate.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":284507,"text":"When a will relative to an estate within the Commonwealth has been proved in another jurisdiction, an authenticated copy of the will and the certificate of probate of the will may be offered for probate in the Commonwealth, and there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the will was duly executed and admitted to probate as a will of personal estate in the jurisdiction of the testator’s domicile and the circuit court, or the clerk of such court, where it is offered shall admit such copy to probate as a will of personal estate in the Commonwealth. If such copy indicates that the will was admitted to probate in a court of another jurisdiction and was so executed as to be a valid will of real estate in the Commonwealth by the law of the Commonwealth, such copy may be admitted to probate as a will of real estate. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1977, chapter 249; in 1980, chapter 264; in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":273337,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79419,"identifier":"64.2-450","token":"64.2\/II\/4\/5\/64.2-450","url":"\/64.2-450\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-450\/","token":"64.2\/II\/4\/5\/64.2-450","dublin_core":{"Title":"Probate of copy of will proved outside the Commonwealth; authenticated copy","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-450","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When a will<\/span> relative to an estate within the Commonwealth has been proved in another jurisdiction<\/span>, an authenticated copy of the will<\/span> and the certificate of probate of the will<\/span> may be offered for probate in the Commonwealth, and there shall be a rebuttable presumption<\/span> that the will<\/span> was duly executed and admitted to probate as a will<\/span> of personal estate in the jurisdiction<\/span> of the testator’s domicile and the circuit<\/span> court<\/span>, or the clerk of such court<\/span>, where it is offered shall admit such copy to probate as a will<\/span> of personal estate in the Commonwealth. If such copy indicates that the will<\/span> was admitted to probate in a court<\/span> of another jurisdiction<\/span> and was so executed as to be a valid will<\/span> of real estate in the Commonwealth by the law<\/span> of the Commonwealth, such copy may be admitted to probate as a will<\/span> of real estate. An authenticated copy of any will<\/span> which has been self-proved under the laws<\/span> of another state shall, when offered with its authenticated certificate of probate, be admitted to probate as a will<\/span> of personal estate and real estate.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROBATE OF COPY OF WILL PROVED OUTSIDE THE COMMONWEALTH; AUTHENTICATED COPY (\u00a7\n64.2-450)\n\nWhen a will relative to an estate within the Commonwealth has been proved in\nanother jurisdiction, an authenticated copy of the will and the certificate of\nprobate of the will may be offered for probate in the Commonwealth, and there\nshall be a rebuttable presumption that the will was duly executed and admitted\nto probate as a will of personal estate in the jurisdiction of the\ntestator’s domicile and the circuit court, or the clerk of such court,\nwhere it is offered shall admit such copy to probate as a will of personal\nestate in the Commonwealth. If such copy indicates that the will was admitted to\nprobate in a court of another jurisdiction and was so executed as to be a valid\nwill of real estate in the Commonwealth by the law of the Commonwealth, such\ncopy may be admitted to probate as a will of real estate. An authenticated copy\nof any will which has been self-proved under the laws of another state shall,\nwhen offered with its authenticated certificate of probate, be admitted to\nprobate as a will of personal estate and real estate.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 64-88; 1968, c. 656, \u00a7 64.1-92; 1977, c. 249; 1980, c.\n264; 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}}