{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-602","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 64.2-602","heading":"Payment or delivery of small asset valued at $35,000 or less without affidavit","body":"A. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 64.2-601, any person having possession of a small asset valued at $35,000 or less may pay or deliver the small asset to any successor provided that:1. At least 60 days have elapsed since the decedent's death; and2. No application for the appointment of a personal representative is pending or has been granted in any jurisdiction.B. The designated successor shall have a fiduciary duty to safeguard and promptly pay or deliver the small asset as required by the laws of the Commonwealth to the other successors, if any.1981, c. 281, § 64.1-132.3; 2010, c. 269; 2012, c. 614; 2014, c. 532; 2025, c. 148.","path":["Title 64.2. Wills, Trusts, and Fiduciaries","Subtitle II. Wills and Decedents' Estates","Chapter 6. Transfers Without Qualification","Article 1. Virginia Small Estate Act"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/64.2-602/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:14Z","sha256":"55d794285c6f3828ad72a5321b8c8108b33d6ad6276f77a2b0ef4c0128c3e366","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-601","next":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}