{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-34-7","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 34-7","heading":"Real estate, subject to encumbrances, may be set apart; if sold, how surplus disposed of","body":"Such real estate may be selected and set apart as aforesaid, subject to any paramount encumbrances thereon. If a sale be had to satisfy the encumbrances, the surplus of the proceeds, if any, not exceeding the amount to which the householder is entitled under § 34-4, shall be paid to the householder and invested by him in such other property as he may select.Code 1919, § 6533.","path":["Title 34. HOMESTEAD AND OTHER EXEMPTIONS","Chapter 2. HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION OF HOUSEHOLDER"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/34-7/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:44Z","sha256":"5c23cf3a45e593ceec1342231e9580c0ac76edf0fa3f80e2a2ebe5cbe38bf7f5","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-34-6","next":"us-va/va.-code-34-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}