{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-546","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 64.2-546","heading":"Action against representative of executor for waste","body":"An action may be maintained for waste of a decedent's estate against (i) the personal representative of a person who, without any lawful authority, assumes to act as an executor or (ii) the personal representative of a rightful executor or administrator.Code 1950, § 64-157; 1968, c. 656, § 64.1-167; 2012, c. 614.","path":["Title 64.2. WILLS, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARIES","Subtitle II. WILLS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES","Chapter 5. PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES","Article 8. LIABILITY OF REPRESENTATIVES; ADMINISTRATORS DE BONIS NON"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/64.2-546/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:14Z","sha256":"356e0412548767dc15324aa46924866dc8e98487ec5944e4e0178679588e74ba","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-545","next":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-547"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}