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If it be found that the petitioner has title to, or a lien on, or any interest in, such property, or its proceeds, the court shall make such order as may be necessary to protect his rights. The costs of such inquiry shall be paid by either party, at the discretion of the court.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":217477,"text":"Any person may file his petition at any time before the property attached as the estate of a defendant is sold or the proceeds of sale paid to the plaintiff under the judgment, disputing the validity of the plaintiff’s attachment thereon, or stating a claim thereto, or an interest in or lien on the same, under any other attachment or otherwise, and its nature, and upon giving security for cost, the court, without any other pleading, shall inquire into such claim, or, if either party demand it, impanel a jury for that purpose. If it be found that the petitioner has title to, or a lien on, or any interest in, such property, or its proceeds, the court shall make such order as may be necessary to protect his rights. 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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 1977, chapter 617.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54794,"section_number":"8.01-566","catch_line":"Who may make defense to attachment","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-566\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":278745,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59328,"identifier":"8.01-573","token":"8.01\/20\/3\/8.01-573","url":"\/8.01-573\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-573\/","token":"8.01\/20\/3\/8.01-573","dublin_core":{"Title":"How and when claims of other persons to property tried","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-573","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person<\/span> may file his petition<\/span> at any time before the property attached as the estate of a defendant<\/span> is sold or the proceeds of sale paid to the plaintiff<\/span> under the judgment<\/span>, disputing the validity of the plaintiff<\/span>’s attachment<\/span> thereon, or stating a claim thereto, or an interest in or lien<\/span> on the same, under any other attachment<\/span> or otherwise, and its nature, and upon giving security for cost, the court<\/span>, without any other pleading, shall inquire into such claim, or, if either party<\/span> demand it, impanel a jury<\/span> for that purpose. If it be found that the petitioner has title to, or a lien<\/span> on, or any interest in, such property, or its proceeds, the court<\/span> shall make such order<\/span> as may be necessary to protect his rights. The costs of such inquiry shall be paid by either party<\/span>, at the discretion of the court<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOW AND WHEN CLAIMS OF OTHER PERSONS TO PROPERTY TRIED (\u00a7 8.01-573)\n\nAny person may file his petition at any time before the property attached as the\nestate of a defendant is sold or the proceeds of sale paid to the plaintiff\nunder the judgment, disputing the validity of the plaintiff’s attachment\nthereon, or stating a claim thereto, or an interest in or lien on the same,\nunder any other attachment or otherwise, and its nature, and upon giving\nsecurity for cost, the court, without any other pleading, shall inquire into\nsuch claim, or, if either party demand it, impanel a jury for that purpose. If\nit be found that the petitioner has title to, or a lien on, or any interest in,\nsuch property, or its proceeds, the court shall make such order as may be\nnecessary to protect his rights. The costs of such inquiry shall be paid by\neither party, at the discretion of the court.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-560; 1977, c. 617.","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}}