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A person under a disability, fiduciary, all those who would be the heirs or distributees of the defendant person under disability if he had died at the time of the commencement of this proceeding, except as provided in \u00a7 8.01-78, and all other persons interested in the subject matter of the proceeding, shall be made parties defendant when not parties plaintiff.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":242031,"text":"Any of the relief specified in this article may be sought by bill in equity filed by a fiduciary, as defined in this article, or by any other person having an interest in the subject matter of the proceedings. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1952, chapter 360; in 1972, chapter 361; in 1973, chapter 338; in 1977, chapter 617; in 1983, chapter 459.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":71756,"section_number":"8.01-78","catch_line":"Alternate procedure for sale of real estate of person under disability","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-78\/"}],"permalink":{"id":281013,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66739,"identifier":"8.01-69","token":"8.01\/3\/8\/8.01-69","url":"\/8.01-69\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-69\/","token":"8.01\/3\/8\/8.01-69","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commencement of suit; parties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-69","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any of the relief specified in this article may be sought by bill in equity<\/span> filed by a fiduciary<\/span>, as defined in this article, or by any other person<\/span> having an interest in the subject matter of the proceedings. A person<\/span> under a disability, fiduciary<\/span>, all those who would be the heirs or distributees of the defendant<\/span> person<\/span> under disability if he had died at the time of the commencement of this proceeding, except as provided in \u00a7 8.01-78<\/a>, and all other persons<\/span> interested in the subject matter of the proceeding, shall be made parties defendant<\/span> when not parties plaintiff<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMENCEMENT OF SUIT; PARTIES (\u00a7 8.01-69)\n\nAny of the relief specified in this article may be sought by bill in equity\nfiled by a fiduciary, as defined in this article, or by any other person having\nan interest in the subject matter of the proceedings. A person under a\ndisability, fiduciary, all those who would be the heirs or distributees of the\ndefendant person under disability if he had died at the time of the commencement\nof this proceeding, except as provided in \u00a7 8.01-78, and all other persons\ninterested in the subject matter of the proceeding, shall be made parties\ndefendant when not parties plaintiff.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-676; 1952, c. 360; 1972, c. 361; 1973, c. 338; 1977, c.\n617; 1983, c. 459.","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}}