                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CLAIMS AND LITIGATION (§ 64.2-1633)

Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney
granting general authority with respect to claims and litigation authorizes the
agent to:

1. Assert and maintain before a court or administrative agency a claim, claim
for relief, cause of action, counterclaim, offset, recoupment, or defense,
including an action to recover property or other thing of value, recover damages
sustained by the principal, eliminate or modify tax liability, or seek an
injunction, specific performance, or other relief;

2. Bring an action to determine adverse claims or intervene or otherwise
participate in litigation;

3. Seek an attachment, garnishment, order of arrest, or other preliminary,
provisional, or intermediate relief and use an available procedure to effect or
satisfy a judgment, order, or decree;

4. Make or accept a tender, offer of judgment, or admission of facts; submit a
controversy on an agreed statement of facts; consent to examination; and bind
the principal in litigation;

5. Submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle, and propose or accept a
compromise;

6. Waive the issuance and service of process upon the principal, accept service
of process, appear for the principal, designate persons upon which process
directed to the principal may be served, execute and file or deliver
stipulations on the principal&#8217;s behalf, verify pleadings, seek appellate
review, procure and give surety and indemnity bonds, contract and pay for the
preparation and printing of records and briefs, and receive, execute, and file
or deliver a consent, waiver, release, confession of judgment, satisfaction of
judgment, notice, agreement, or other instrument in connection with the
prosecution, settlement, or defense of a claim or litigation;

7. Act for the principal with respect to bankruptcy or insolvency, whether
voluntary or involuntary, concerning the principal or some other person, or with
respect to a reorganization, receivership, or application for the appointment of
a receiver or trustee that affects an interest of the principal in property or
other thing of value;

8. Pay a judgment, award, or order against the principal or a settlement made in
connection with a claim or litigation; and

9. Receive money or other thing of value paid in settlement of or as proceeds of
a claim or litigation.

HISTORY: 2010, cc. 455, 632, § 26-106; 2012, c. 614.