{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-404","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 64.2-404","heading":"Writings intended as wills","body":"A. Although a document, or a writing added upon a document, was not executed in compliance with § 64.2-403, the document or writing shall be treated as if it had been executed in compliance with § 64.2-403 if the proponent of the document or writing establishes by clear and convincing evidence that the decedent intended the document or writing to constitute (i) the decedent's will, (ii) a partial or complete revocation of the will, (iii) an addition to or an alteration of the will, or (iv) a partial or complete revival of his formerly revoked will or of a formerly revoked portion of the will.B. The remedy granted by this section (i) may not be used to excuse compliance with any requirement for a testator's signature, except in circumstances where two persons mistakenly sign each other's will, or a person signs the self-proving certificate to a will instead of signing the will itself and (ii) is available only in proceedings brought in a circuit court under the appropriate provisions of this title, filed within one year from the decedent's date of death and in which all interested persons are made parties.2007, c. 538, § 64.1-49.1; 2012, c. 614.","path":["Title 64.2. WILLS, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARIES","Subtitle II. WILLS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES","Chapter 4. WILLS","Article 1. REQUISITES AND EXECUTION"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/64.2-404/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:14Z","sha256":"3f58467992f52e90913ef2ca7e1a22903e5cceda5ffcc5c4a587c62782f91be6","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-403","next":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-404.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}