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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":62368,"section_number":"64.2-2302","catch_line":"Appointment of curator when presumption of death not applicable","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2302\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":273341,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80084,"identifier":"64.2-451","token":"64.2\/II\/4\/5\/64.2-451","url":"\/64.2-451\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-451\/","token":"64.2\/II\/4\/5\/64.2-451","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment of curator; when made; his duties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-451","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The court<\/span> or the clerk of such court<\/span>, or his duly qualified deputy, may appoint a curator of the estate of a decedent during a contest about the decedent’s will<\/span>, during the infancy or in the absence of an executor, or until administration of the estate be granted and may require the curator to give a bond<\/span> in a reasonable penalty<\/span>. The curator shall ensure that the estate is not wasted before the qualification of an executor or administrator, or before such estate lawfully comes into possession<\/span> of such executor or administrator. The curator may demand, sue for, recover, and receive the decedent’s personal estate and all debts due to the testator. The curator may lease or receive the rents and profits of any real estate that the decedent possessed when he died. The curator shall pay debts, to the extent that there are sufficient assets<\/span> to do so in the order<\/span> of payment prescribed by law<\/span>, and may be sued in the same manner as an executor or administrator. Upon the qualification of an executor or administrator, the curator shall account for and pay and deliver to him such estate as he controls or may be liable for.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENT OF CURATOR; WHEN MADE; HIS DUTIES (\u00a7 64.2-451)\n\nThe court or the clerk of such court, or his duly qualified deputy, may appoint\na curator of the estate of a decedent during a contest about the\ndecedent’s will, during the infancy or in the absence of an executor, or\nuntil administration of the estate be granted and may require the curator to\ngive a bond in a reasonable penalty. The curator shall ensure that the estate is\nnot wasted before the qualification of an executor or administrator, or before\nsuch estate lawfully comes into possession of such executor or administrator.\nThe curator may demand, sue for, recover, and receive the decedent’s\npersonal estate and all debts due to the testator. The curator may lease or\nreceive the rents and profits of any real estate that the decedent possessed\nwhen he died. The curator shall pay debts, to the extent that there are\nsufficient assets to do so in the order of payment prescribed by law, and may be\nsued in the same manner as an executor or administrator. Upon the qualification\nof an executor or administrator, the curator shall account for and pay and\ndeliver to him such estate as he controls or may be liable for.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 64-89; 1968, c. 656, \u00a7 64.1-93; 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}}