{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-563","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 8.01-563","heading":"Principal defendant may claim exemption","body":"The principal defendant, if a householder or head of a family, may claim that the amount so found owing from his codefendant, or the personal property in his possession, shall be exempt from liability for the plaintiff's claim; and if it shall appear that the principal defendant is entitled to such exemption, then the court shall render a judgment against the defendant only for the excess, if any, beyond the exemption to which the principal defendant is entitled.Code 1950, § 8-551; 1977, c. 617.","path":["Title 8.01. Civil Remedies and Procedure","Chapter 20. ATTACHMENTS AND BAIL IN CIVIL CASES","Article 3. SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.01-563/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"04859872c3c4f47ad8b3b2da89cd6c467ea40e88017e7dab6a7c0aa9ab4ce550","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-562","next":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-564"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}