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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":278379,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63410,"identifier":"8.01-525.3","token":"8.01\/18.1\/1\/8.01-525.3","url":"\/8.01-525.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-525.3\/","token":"8.01\/18.1\/1\/8.01-525.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Procedure to question claim of creditor","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-525.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any creditor<\/span> of the assignor who questions the validity of any other creditor<\/span>’s claim, or the trustee if he questions the validity of any claim, may file, within 30 days after the recordation of the deed, a petition<\/span> against the creditor<\/span> whose claim is questioned in the court<\/span> that would have jurisdiction<\/span> if the action<\/span> was brought by the creditor<\/span> whose claim is questioned against the assignor, and the burden of proof<\/span> shall be upon the creditor<\/span> whose claim is questioned. Upon the filing of such petition<\/span>, the court<\/span> may order<\/span> the party<\/span> whose claim is questioned to appear to defend such claim and the court<\/span> shall determine the matter in a summary way.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROCEDURE TO QUESTION CLAIM OF CREDITOR (\u00a7 8.01-525.3)\n\nAny creditor of the assignor who questions the validity of any other\ncreditor’s claim, or the trustee if he questions the validity of any\nclaim, may file, within 30 days after the recordation of the deed, a petition\nagainst the creditor whose claim is questioned in the court that would have\njurisdiction if the action was brought by the creditor whose claim is questioned\nagainst the assignor, and the burden of proof shall be upon the creditor whose\nclaim is questioned. Upon the filing of such petition, the court may order the\nparty whose claim is questioned to appear to defend such claim and the court\nshall determine the matter in a summary way.\n\nHISTORY: 1924, p. 658; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 5278c; Code 1950, \u00a7 55-158; 2019,\nc. 712.","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}}