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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 660; in 1973, chapters 401 and 542; in 1991, chapter 355; in 2020, chapter 900<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":76311,"section_number":"19.2-368.11:1","catch_line":"Amount of award","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-368.11_1\/"},{"id":56660,"section_number":"65.2-512","catch_line":"Compensation to dependents of an employee killed; burial expenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-512\/"},{"id":56782,"section_number":"65.2-517","catch_line":"Termination of dependency","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-517\/"},{"id":80256,"section_number":"65.2-712","catch_line":"Reporting incarcerations, change in earnings, remarriage, change in student status; recovery of payments procured by fraud, misrepresentation, or unreported change in condition","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-712\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":276459,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57788,"identifier":"65.2-515","token":"65.2\/5\/65.2-515","url":"\/65.2-515\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/65.2-515\/","token":"65.2\/5\/65.2-515","dublin_core":{"Title":"Persons conclusively presumed to be wholly dependent","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 65.2-515","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The following persons shall be conclusively presumed to be dependents wholly dependent for support upon the deceased employee: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A spouse upon his deceased spouse whom he had not voluntarily deserted at the time of the accident or with whom he lived at the time of the accident, if he is then actually dependent upon his deceased spouse; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A child<\/span> under the age of 18 upon a parent<\/span> and a child<\/span> over such age if physically or mentally incapacitated from earning a livelihood or a child<\/span> under the age of 23 if enrolled as a full-time student in any accredited educational institution; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Parents<\/span> in destitute circumstances, provided that there are no total dependents pursuant to other provisions of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> As used in this section, “child<\/span>” includes a stepchild, a legally adopted child<\/span>, a posthumous child<\/span>, and an acknowledged illegitimate child<\/span>, but does not include a married child<\/span>, and “parent<\/span>” includes stepparents and parents<\/span> by adoption. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPERSONS CONCLUSIVELY PRESUMED TO BE WHOLLY DEPENDENT (\u00a7 65.2-515)\n\nA. The following persons shall be conclusively presumed to be dependents wholly\ndependent for support upon the deceased employee:\n\n 1. A spouse upon his deceased spouse whom he had not voluntarily deserted at\n the time of the accident or with whom he lived at the time of the accident, if\n he is then actually dependent upon his deceased spouse;\n\n 2. A child under the age of 18 upon a parent and a child over such age if\n physically or mentally incapacitated from earning a livelihood or a child\n under the age of 23 if enrolled as a full-time student in any accredited\n educational institution; and\n\n 3. Parents in destitute circumstances, provided that there are no total\n dependents pursuant to other provisions of this section.\n\nB. As used in this section, “child” includes a stepchild, a legally\nadopted child, a posthumous child, and an acknowledged illegitimate child, but\ndoes not include a married child, and “parent” includes stepparents\nand parents by adoption.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 65-63; 1968, c. 660, \u00a7 65.1-66; 1973, cc. 401, 542;\n1991, c. 355; 2020, c. 900.","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}}