                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

STATUTORY RIGHTS BARRED BY DESERTION OR ABANDONMENT (§ 64.2-308)

A. If a spouse willfully deserts or abandons the other spouse and such desertion
or abandonment continues until the death of the other spouse, the party who
deserted the deceased spouse shall be barred of all interest in the
decedent&#8217;s estate by intestate succession, elective share, exempt
property, family allowance, and homestead allowance.

B. If a parent willfully deserts or abandons his minor or incapacitated child
and such desertion or abandonment continues until the death of the child, the
parent shall be barred of all interest in the child&#8217;s estate by intestate
succession.

HISTORY: 1990, c. 831, § 64.1-16.3; 1992, c. 795; 2012, c. 614.