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It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2019, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0712\">712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1471807,"object_type":"law","relational_id":369196,"identifier":"55.1-107","token":"55.1\/I\/1\/1\/55.1-107","url":"\/55.1-107\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-107\/","token":"55.1\/I\/1\/1\/55.1-107","dublin_core":{"Title":"Default or surrender of tenant for life not to prejudice remainderman","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-107","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>If any tenant for life of land make <span class=\"dictionary\">default<\/span> or surrender, the heirs or those entitled to the remainder may, before <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span>, be admitted to defend their right or, after <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span>, may assert their right without prejudice from such <span class=\"dictionary\">default<\/span> or surrender.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFAULT OR SURRENDER OF TENANT FOR LIFE NOT TO PREJUDICE REMAINDERMAN (\u00a7\n55.1-107)\n\nIf any tenant for life of land make default or surrender, the heirs or those\nentitled to the remainder may, before judgment, be admitted to defend their\nright or, after judgment, may assert their right without prejudice from such\ndefault or surrender.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 5443; Code 1950, \u00a7 55-8; 2019, c. 712.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}