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Code · Virginia · Title 55.1 · Chapter 1

Code of Virginia § 55.1-126. Reformation.

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Upon the petition of an interested person, a circuit court in the county or city in which the affected property or the greater part of such property is located shall reform a disposition in the manner that most closely approximates the transferor's manifested plan of distribution and is within the 90 years allowed by subdivision A 2, B 2, or C 2 of § 55.1-124 if:
1. A nonvested property interest or a power of appointment becomes invalid under § 55.1-124 ;
2. A class gift is not but might become invalid under § 55.1-124 and the time has arrived when the share of any class member is to take effect in possession or enjoyment; or
3. A nonvested property interest that is not validated by subdivision A 1 of § 55.1-124 can vest but not within 90 years after its creation.
2000, c. 714 , § 55-12.3; 2019, c. 712 .
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