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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 935<\/a> 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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":274229,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86746,"identifier":"64.2-711","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/2\/64.2-711","url":"\/64.2-711\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-711\/","token":"64.2\/III\/7\/2\/64.2-711","dublin_core":{"Title":"Jurisdiction over trustee and beneficiary","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-711","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> By accepting the trusteeship of a trust having its principal place of administration in the Commonwealth or by moving the principal place of administration to the Commonwealth, the trustee<\/span> submits personally to the jurisdiction<\/span> of the courts<\/span> of the Commonwealth regarding any matter involving the trust. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> With respect to their interests in the trust, the beneficiaries of a trust having its principal place of administration in the Commonwealth are subject to the jurisdiction<\/span> of the courts<\/span> of the Commonwealth regarding any matter involving the trust. By accepting a distribution from such a trust, the recipient submits personally to the jurisdiction<\/span> of the courts<\/span> of the Commonwealth regarding any matter involving the trust. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> This section does not preclude other methods of obtaining jurisdiction<\/span> over a trustee<\/span>, beneficiary<\/span>, or other person<\/span> receiving property<\/span> from the trust. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nJURISDICTION OVER TRUSTEE AND BENEFICIARY (\u00a7 64.2-711)\n\nA. By accepting the trusteeship of a trust having its principal place of\nadministration in the Commonwealth or by moving the principal place of\nadministration to the Commonwealth, the trustee submits personally to the\njurisdiction of the courts of the Commonwealth regarding any matter involving\nthe trust.\n\nB. With respect to their interests in the trust, the beneficiaries of a trust\nhaving its principal place of administration in the Commonwealth are subject to\nthe jurisdiction of the courts of the Commonwealth regarding any matter\ninvolving the trust. By accepting a distribution from such a trust, the\nrecipient submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of the\nCommonwealth regarding any matter involving the trust.\n\nC. This section does not preclude other methods of obtaining jurisdiction over a\ntrustee, beneficiary, or other person receiving property from the trust.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, c. 935, \u00a7 55-542.02; 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}}