{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-105","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 55.1-105","heading":"Same estates may be created by deed as by will","body":"Any interest in or claim to real estate, including easements in gross, may be transferred by deed or will. Any estate may be made to commence at a future date, by deed, in like manner as by will, and any estate that would be valid as an executory devise or bequest is valid if created by deed.Code 1919, § 5147; Code 1950, § 55-6; 1962, c. 169; 2019, c. 712.","path":["Title 55.1. Property and Conveyances","Subtitle I. Property Conveyances","Chapter 1. Creation and Limitation of Estates","Article 1. Creation and Transfer of Estates"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/55.1-105/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:29Z","sha256":"9973b50cdaa5a51326ddf1c6ada5354cea8a2fc9b374c24e9d51f65089c9b151","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-104","next":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}