{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-449","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 64.2-449","heading":"Procedure in probate proceedings","body":"A. In every probate proceeding, the court or clerk may require all testamentary papers of the testator be produced and may compel the production of the will of a testator that is in the custody of any person.B. A summons may be served by an order of publication on any person interested in the probate of the will in accordance with § 8.01-316.C. The court may appoint a guardian ad litem for any person interested in the probate of the will in accordance with § 8.01-9.D. The record of the testimony given by witnesses in court on the motion to admit a will to probate and any out of court depositions of witnesses who cannot be produced at a jury trial may be admitted as evidence and given such weight as the jury deems proper.Code 1950, §§ 64-77, 64-82, 64-87; 1968, c. 656, §§ 64.1-81, 64.1-86, 64.1-91; 2012, c. 614; 2015, c. 631.","path":["Title 64.2. WILLS, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARIES","Subtitle II. WILLS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES","Chapter 4. WILLS","Article 5. PROBATE"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/64.2-449/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:14Z","sha256":"a1aaeb426ad1b32a93051eacc2e0f438db6c131a46c8978233276bba7be2f346","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-448","next":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-450"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}