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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1472315,"object_type":"law","relational_id":369932,"identifier":"55.1-412","token":"55.1\/I\/4\/55.1-412","url":"\/55.1-412\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-412\/","token":"55.1\/I\/4\/55.1-412","dublin_core":{"Title":"Words “creditors” and “purchasers,” how construed","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-412","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The words “creditors<\/span>” and “purchasers,” when used in any previous section of this chapter, shall not be restricted to the protection of creditors<\/span> of and purchasers from the grantor, but shall also extend to and embrace all creditors<\/span> and purchasers who, but for the deed or writing, would have had title to the property conveyed or a right to subject it to their debts.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWORDS “CREDITORS” AND “PURCHASERS,” HOW CONSTRUED (\u00a7\n55.1-412)\n\nThe words “creditors” and “purchasers,” when used in any\nprevious section of this chapter, shall not be restricted to the protection of\ncreditors of and purchasers from the grantor, but shall also extend to and\nembrace all creditors and purchasers who, but for the deed or writing, would\nhave had title to the property conveyed or a right to subject it to their debts.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 5200; Code 1950, \u00a7 55-103; 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"}}