{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-304","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 64.2-304","heading":"Rights upon claiming an elective share","body":"If a claim for an elective share is made, the surviving spouse is entitled to (i) one-third of the decedent's augmented estate if the decedent left surviving children or their descendants or (ii) one-half of the decedent's augmented estate if the decedent left no surviving children or their descendants. The surviving spouse is entitled to interest at the legal rate specified in § 6.2-301 from the date of the decedent's death to the date of satisfaction of the elective share.Code 1950, § 64-16; 1968, c. 656, § 64.1-16; 1978, c. 647; 1986, c. 526; 1990, c. 831; 2012, c. 614.","path":["Title 64.2. WILLS, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARIES","Subtitle II. WILLS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES","Chapter 3. RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS","Article 1. ELECTIVE SHARE OF SURVIVING SPOUSE"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/64.2-304/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:14Z","sha256":"662c7cc9c4b81d6abddf6e37c89c662ff3c5f8a80895cede83fa2b1fdb0670fd","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-303","next":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}