A slayer, or any transferee, assignee, or other person claiming through the slayer, shall not in any way acquire any property or receive any benefits as the result of the death of the decedent, but such property or benefits shall pass as provided in this chapter.
Va. Code Ann. § 64.2-2501
Slayer not to acquire property as result of slaying
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Jennifer Swain v. Estate of Shelley A. Tyre by and through James H. Reilly as Administrator d.b.n, c.t.a. (2012)
Most recently applied in Jennifer Swain v. Estate of Shelley A. Tyre by and through James H. Reilly as Administrator d.b.n, c.t.a. (December 2012)
1981, c. 469, § 55-402; 2008, cc. 822, 830l; 2012, c. 614.
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