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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>84737</law_id><section_number>38.2-3118</section_number><catch_line>Spendthrift trusts created under life insurance policies</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>38.2-3119</reference><reference>38.2-3121</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="38.2">Insurance</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="31">Life Insurance</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="2">Proceeds of Certain Policies</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>If, under the terms of any life <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> policy or of any written agreement supplemental to a life <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> policy, the proceeds are retained by the <span class="dictionary">insurer</span> at maturity or otherwise, no <span class="dictionary">person</span> entitled to any part of the proceeds, or to any installment of interest due or becoming due, may commute, anticipate, encumber, alienate or assign the proceeds or any part of the proceeds or interest if permission is expressly withheld by the terms of the policy or supplemental agreement. If the life <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> policy or supplemental agreement provides, no payments of interest or principal shall be in any way subject to the <span class="dictionary">person</span>&#x2019;s debts, <span class="dictionary">contracts</span> or engagements, nor to any judicial process to <span class="dictionary">levy</span> upon or attach the interest or principal for payment of those debts, <span class="dictionary">contracts</span>, or engagements.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 38-115; 1952, c. 317, &#xA7; 38.1-444; 1986, c. 562.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
