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In conducting such a sale, the personal representative may give reasonable credit and take bond with good security.B\n\nIf, after the sale pursuant to subsection A, the personal estate is not sufficient to pay the funeral expenses, charges of administration, debts, and legacies, the personal representative shall sell so much of the remaining personal estate as is necessary to pay such obligations. In conducting such a sale, the personal representative shall give as much consideration as practicable to preserving specific bequests in the will and to the provisions of Article 2 (§ 64.2-309 et seq.) of Chapter 3.C\n\nUnless necessary for the payment of funeral expenses, charges of administration, or debts, the personal representative shall not sell personal estate that the will directs not to be sold.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":274391,"text":"Subject to the provisions of Article 2 (§ 64.2-309 et seq.) of Chapter 3 and excluding personal estate that the will directs not to be sold, the personal representative shall sell such assets of the personal estate where the retention of such assets is likely to result in an impairment of value. 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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 1966, chapter 331; in 1968, chapter 656; in 1981, chapter 580; in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":87056,"section_number":"64.2-309","catch_line":"Family allowance","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-309\/"}],"permalink":{"id":273503,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76443,"identifier":"64.2-526","token":"64.2\/II\/5\/5\/64.2-526","url":"\/64.2-526\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-526\/","token":"64.2\/II\/5\/5\/64.2-526","dublin_core":{"Title":"What personal estate to be sold; use of proceeds","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-526","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Subject to the provisions of Article 2 (§ 64.2-309<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 3 and excluding personal estate that the will<\/span> directs not to be sold, the personal representative<\/span> shall sell such assets<\/span> of the personal estate where the retention of such assets<\/span> is likely to result in an impairment of value<\/span>. In conducting such a sale, the personal representative<\/span> may give reasonable credit and take bond<\/span> with good security. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If, after the sale pursuant to subsection A, the personal estate is not sufficient to pay the funeral expenses, charges of administration, debts, and legacies, the personal representative<\/span> shall sell so much of the remaining personal estate as is necessary to pay such obligations. In conducting such a sale, the personal representative<\/span> shall give as much consideration as practicable to preserving specific bequests in the will<\/span> and to the provisions of Article 2 (§ 64.2-309<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 3. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Unless necessary for the payment of funeral expenses, charges of administration, or debts, the personal representative<\/span> shall not sell personal estate that the will<\/span> directs not to be sold. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHAT PERSONAL ESTATE TO BE SOLD; USE OF PROCEEDS (\u00a7 64.2-526)\n\nA. Subject to the provisions of Article 2 (§ 64.2-309 et seq.) of Chapter 3\nand excluding personal estate that the will directs not to be sold, the personal\nrepresentative shall sell such assets of the personal estate where the retention\nof such assets is likely to result in an impairment of value. In conducting such\na sale, the personal representative may give reasonable credit and take bond\nwith good security.\n\nB. If, after the sale pursuant to subsection A, the personal estate is not\nsufficient to pay the funeral expenses, charges of administration, debts, and\nlegacies, the personal representative shall sell so much of the remaining\npersonal estate as is necessary to pay such obligations. In conducting such a\nsale, the personal representative shall give as much consideration as\npracticable to preserving specific bequests in the will and to the provisions of\nArticle 2 (§ 64.2-309 et seq.) of Chapter 3.\n\nC. Unless necessary for the payment of funeral expenses, charges of\nadministration, or debts, the personal representative shall not sell personal\nestate that the will directs not to be sold.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 64-143, 64-144, 64-145; 1966, c. 331; 1968, c. 656,\n\u00a7\u00a7 64.1-153, 64.1-154, 64.1-155; 1981, c. 580; 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}}