A person named in a will as executor shall not exercise the powers of executor until he qualifies as such by taking an oath and giving bond in the court or before the clerk where the will or an authenticated copy thereof is admitted to record, except that he may provide for the burial of the testator, pay reasonable funeral expenses, and preserve the estate from waste.
Va. Code Ann. § 64.2-511
Powers of executor before qualification
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 111 F. Supp. 3d 103 - Church v. Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. (2015)
Most recently applied in Estate of Eleusipa Van Emburgh v. United States (March 2024)
Code 1950, § 64-128; 1968, c. 656, § 64.1-136; 2012, c. 614.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.