                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PROCEEDS AND AVAILS OF LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES AND ANNUITY CONTRACTS FREE OF
CERTAIN CLAIMS (§ 38.2-3122)

A. As used in this section, &#8220;protected insurance item&#8221; means, with
respect to a policy of life insurance or annuity issued or issued for delivery
in the Commonwealth:

   1. The cash surrender value of any such policy;

   2. The proceeds of any such policy;

   3. The withdrawal value of any optional settlement or deposit with any company
   made pursuant to the terms of such policy; or

   4. All other benefits, indemnities, payments, and privileges of every kind
   from any such policy.

B. In no case whatsoever shall any protected insurance item be liable to
execution, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process in favor of any
creditor of:

   1. The person whose life is insured by the related policy or contract;

   2. The person who can, may, or will receive the benefit of that protected
   insurance item, provided that such person is the insured or owner of the
   contract, deposit, indemnity, policy, or settlement or the spouse or intended
   spouse of, a dependent child of, or any other person dependent on, the insured
   or owner of the contract, deposit, indemnity, policy, or settlement;

   3. The person who owns the related contract, deposit, or policy; or

   4. The person who effected the related contract, deposit, or policy.

C. The provisions of subsection B shall not apply to any claim by a creditor
with respect to a life insurance policy, annuity contract, or deposit with an
insurance company that was taken out, made, or assigned in writing for the
benefit of the creditor.

D. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection B and subject to the applicable
statute of limitations, the amount of any premiums or other amounts paid for the
related life insurance policy, annuity contract, or deposit with an insurance
company that were paid with the intent to defraud creditors, with the interest
thereon, shall inure to the benefit of the creditors from the proceeds of the
policy, contract, or deposit.

E. The exemption provided by this section shall not apply to any protected
insurance item issued or effected during the six months preceding the date that
the person claiming the exemption (i) files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy;
(ii) becomes the subject of an order for relief or is declared insolvent in any
federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding; or (iii) files a petition
or answer seeking for himself any reorganization, arrangement, composition,
readjustment, liquidation, dissolution, or similar relief under any statute,
law, or regulation.

F. The exemption established by this section shall apply to a protected
insurance item regardless of whether (i) the right to change the beneficiary
thereof is reserved or permitted or (ii) any of the following persons or any of
their estates is a contingent beneficiary thereof:

   1. The person insured by the related life insurance policy;

   2. The person effecting the related life insurance policy or annuity contract;

   3. The annuitant of the related annuity contract; or

   4. The owner of the related life insurance policy or annuity contract.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 38-119; 1952, c. 317, § 38.1-448; 1986, c. 562; 2016, c.
274.