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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>69806</law_id><section_number>8.01-221.2</section_number><catch_line>Rescission; undue influence; attorney fees</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="8.01">Civil Remedies and Procedure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="3">Actions</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="21">Miscellaneous Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>In any <span class="dictionary">civil action</span> to rescind a deed, <span class="dictionary">contract</span>, or other instrument, the <span class="dictionary">court</span> may award to the <span class="dictionary">plaintiff</span> reasonable attorney fees and costs associated with bringing such action where the <span class="dictionary">court</span> finds, by clear and convincing <span class="dictionary">evidence</span>, that the deed, <span class="dictionary">contract</span>, or other instrument was obtained by <span class="dictionary">fraud</span> or undue influence on the part of the <span class="dictionary">defendant</span>.</p></section></text><history>2014, c. 164.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
