Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org6184564.2-2303Persons presumed dead; authority of clerk202564.2-2300Wills, Trusts, and FiduciariesProvisions Applicable to Probate and Nonprobate TransfersPersons Presumed Dead

A clerk of the circuit court has no authority to (i) admit to probate a will of a person presumed to be dead, (ii) grant administration upon the estate of a person presumed to be dead, or (iii) appoint a curator pursuant to § 64.2-2302.

Code 1950, § 64-103; 1968, c. 656, § 64.1-107; 1996, cc. 675, 684; 2006, c. 351; 2012, c. 614.