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If asserted against the recovery and paid, such liens shall attach pro rata to the amounts received respectively by such beneficiaries as are designated to receive the moneys distributed and in their respective amounts; and such beneficiaries, or the personal representative for their benefit, shall be subrogated to the liens against the estate of such decedent provided for by \u00a7 64.2-528.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":229866,"text":"In case of personal injuries resulting in death and settlement therefor by compromise or suit under the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 8.01-50 to 8.01-56, the liens provided for in this article may be asserted against the recovery, or against the estate of the decedent, but not both. 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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 1979, chapter 722.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":85677,"section_number":"64.2-528","catch_line":"Order in which debts and demands of decedents to be paid","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-528\/"},{"id":78150,"section_number":"8.01-50","catch_line":"Action for death by wrongful act; how and when to be brought","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-50\/"},{"id":75330,"section_number":"8.01-56","catch_line":"When right of action not to determine nor action to abate","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-56\/"}],"permalink":{"id":280951,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63025,"identifier":"8.01-66.10","token":"8.01\/3\/7.1\/8.01-66.10","url":"\/8.01-66.10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-66.10\/","token":"8.01\/3\/7.1\/8.01-66.10","dublin_core":{"Title":"Death claims settled by compromise or suit","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-66.10","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In case of personal injuries resulting in death and settlement<\/span> therefor by compromise or suit<\/span> under the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 8.01-50<\/a> to 8.01-56<\/a>, the liens<\/span> provided for in this article may be asserted against the recovery, or against the estate of the decedent, but not both. If asserted against the recovery and paid, such liens<\/span> shall attach pro rata to the amounts received respectively by such beneficiaries as are designated to receive the moneys distributed and in their respective amounts; and such beneficiaries, or the personal representative for their benefit, shall be subrogated to the liens<\/span> against the estate of such decedent provided for by \u00a7 64.2-528<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEATH CLAIMS SETTLED BY COMPROMISE OR SUIT (\u00a7 8.01-66.10)\n\nIn case of personal injuries resulting in death and settlement therefor by\ncompromise or suit under the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 8.01-50 to 8.01-56, the liens\nprovided for in this article may be asserted against the recovery, or against\nthe estate of the decedent, but not both. If asserted against the recovery and\npaid, such liens shall attach pro rata to the amounts received respectively by\nsuch beneficiaries as are designated to receive the moneys distributed and in\ntheir respective amounts; and such beneficiaries, or the personal representative\nfor their benefit, shall be subrogated to the liens against the estate of such\ndecedent provided for by \u00a7 64.2-528.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 32-141; 1979, c. 722.","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}}