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Nothing in this subdivision shall prevent the trustee from paying to the debtor a greater amount than is exempt by law if agreed to by the creditors and approved by the court.2\n\nThe trustee shall next pay, according to such funds as he has in his possession, a pro rata share of the balance to all the creditors on an equal basis or in such proportions as the creditors may agree.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":216426,"text":"The trustee shall immediately upon receipt of such salary, wages, or income, or at such other time as the court may direct, disburse the funds as follows:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":216427,"text":"The trustee shall first pay to the debtor directly, or for his benefit as the court may direct, any amount the debtor may be entitled to as exempt by law if he is a householder and head of a family or, if he is not a householder or head of a family, then such amount for the necessities of life as may be agreed upon by the creditors in the assignment. 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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":278417,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59029,"identifier":"8.01-525.9","token":"8.01\/18.1\/2\/8.01-525.9","url":"\/8.01-525.9\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-525.9\/","token":"8.01\/18.1\/2\/8.01-525.9","dublin_core":{"Title":"Debts; order of payment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-525.9","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The trustee shall immediately upon receipt of such salary, wages, or income, or at such other time as the court<\/span> may direct, disburse the funds as follows:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The trustee shall first pay to the debtor directly, or for his benefit as the court<\/span> may direct, any amount the debtor may be entitled to as exempt by law<\/span> if he is a householder and head of a family or, if he is not a householder or head of a family, then such amount for the necessities of life as may be agreed upon by the creditors<\/span> in the assignment. Nothing in this subdivision shall prevent the trustee from paying to the debtor a greater amount than is exempt by law<\/span> if agreed to by the creditors<\/span> and approved by the court<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The trustee shall next pay, according to such funds as he has in his possession<\/span>, a pro rata share of the balance to all the creditors<\/span> on an equal basis or in such proportions as the creditors<\/span> may agree. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEBTS; ORDER OF PAYMENT (\u00a7 8.01-525.9)\n\nThe trustee shall immediately upon receipt of such salary, wages, or income, or\nat such other time as the court may direct, disburse the funds as follows:\n\n1. The trustee shall first pay to the debtor directly, or for his benefit as the\ncourt may direct, any amount the debtor may be entitled to as exempt by law if\nhe is a householder and head of a family or, if he is not a householder or head\nof a family, then such amount for the necessities of life as may be agreed upon\nby the creditors in the assignment. Nothing in this subdivision shall prevent\nthe trustee from paying to the debtor a greater amount than is exempt by law if\nagreed to by the creditors and approved by the court.\n\n2. The trustee shall next pay, according to such funds as he has in his\npossession, a pro rata share of the balance to all the creditors on an equal\nbasis or in such proportions as the creditors may agree.\n\nHISTORY: 1936, p. 524; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 5278g; Code 1950, \u00a7 55-164; 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}}