The installment payments to the holder of any accident and sickness insurance policy or certificate shall not be subject to the lien of any attachment, garnishment proceeding, writ of fieri facias, or to levy or distress in any manner for any debt due by the holder of the policy or certificate.
Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-3406
Accident and sickness benefits not subject to legal process
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 129 F. Supp. 2d 924 - Whitlinger v. Continental Casualty Co. (2001)
Most recently applied in In re Neal (March 2004)
Code 1950, § 38-227; 1952, c. 317, § 38.1-346; 1986, c. 562.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.