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and\n\n4\n\nThe surviving spouse&#8217;s property and non-probate transfers to others.\n\nB\n\nThe value of the marital-property portion of the augmented estate consists of the sum of the values of the four components of the augmented estate as determined under subsection A multiplied by the following percentage:\n\t\t\tIf the decedent and the spouse were married to each other: The percentage is:\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1404587,"text":"Subject to \u00a7 64.2-308.9, the value of the augmented estate, to the extent provided in \u00a7\u00a7 64.2-308.5, 64.2-308.6, 64.2-308.7, and 64.2-308.8, consists of the sum of the values of all property, whether real or personal, movable or immovable, tangible or intangible, wherever situated, that constitute:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":1404588,"text":"The decedent&#8217;s net probate estate;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":1404589,"text":"The decedent&#8217;s non-probate transfers to others;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":1404590,"text":"The decedent&#8217;s non-probate transfers to the surviving spouse; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0187\">187<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0269\">269<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":376174,"section_number":"64.2-308.10","catch_line":"Sources from which elective share payable","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-308.10\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":376185,"section_number":"64.2-308.5","catch_line":"Decedent's net probate estate","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-308.5\/"},{"id":376186,"section_number":"64.2-308.6","catch_line":"Decedent's non-probate transfers to others","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-308.6\/"},{"id":376187,"section_number":"64.2-308.7","catch_line":"Decedent's non-probate transfers to the surviving spouse","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-308.7\/"},{"id":376188,"section_number":"64.2-308.8","catch_line":"Surviving spouse's property and non-probate transfers to others","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-308.8\/"},{"id":376189,"section_number":"64.2-308.9","catch_line":"Exclusions, valuation, and overlapping application","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-308.9\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1500031,"object_type":"law","relational_id":376184,"identifier":"64.2-308.4","token":"64.2\/II\/3\/1.1\/64.2-308.4","url":"\/64.2-308.4\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-308.4\/","token":"64.2\/II\/3\/1.1\/64.2-308.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Composition of the augmented estate; marital property portion","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-308.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Subject to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Exclusions, valuation, and overlapping application\" href=\"\/64.2-308.9\/\">64.2-308.9<\/a>, the <span class=\"dictionary\">value<\/span> of the augmented estate, to the extent provided in \u00a7\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Decedent&#039;s net probate estate\" href=\"\/64.2-308.5\/\">64.2-308.5<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Decedent&#039;s non-probate transfers to others\" href=\"\/64.2-308.6\/\">64.2-308.6<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Decedent&#039;s non-probate transfers to the surviving spouse\" href=\"\/64.2-308.7\/\">64.2-308.7<\/a>, and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Surviving spouse&#039;s property and non-probate transfers to others\" href=\"\/64.2-308.8\/\">64.2-308.8<\/a>, consists of the sum of the <span class=\"dictionary\">values<\/span> of all property, whether real or personal, movable or immovable, tangible or intangible, wherever situated, that constitute: <a id=\"paragraph-1404587\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/64.2-308.4\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> The decedent&#8217;s net probate estate; <a id=\"paragraph-1404588\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/64.2-308.4\/#A1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> The decedent&#8217;s non-probate transfers to others; <a id=\"paragraph-1404589\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/64.2-308.4\/#A2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> The decedent&#8217;s non-probate transfers to the surviving spouse; and <a id=\"paragraph-1404590\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/64.2-308.4\/#A3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A4\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> The surviving spouse&#8217;s property and non-probate transfers to others. <a id=\"paragraph-1404591\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/64.2-308.4\/#A4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">value<\/span> of the marital-property portion of the augmented estate consists of the sum of the <span class=\"dictionary\">values<\/span> of the four components of the augmented estate as determined under subsection A multiplied by the following percentage:\n\t\t\tIf the decedent and the spouse were married to each other: The percentage is: <a id=\"paragraph-1404592\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/64.2-308.4\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMPOSITION OF THE AUGMENTED ESTATE; MARITAL PROPERTY PORTION (\u00a7 64.2-308.4)\n\nA. Subject to \u00a7 64.2-308.9, the value of the augmented estate, to the extent\nprovided in \u00a7\u00a7 64.2-308.5, 64.2-308.6, 64.2-308.7, and 64.2-308.8, consists of\nthe sum of the values of all property, whether real or personal, movable or\nimmovable, tangible or intangible, wherever situated, that constitute:\n\n   1. The decedent&#8217;s net probate estate;\n\n   2. The decedent&#8217;s non-probate transfers to others;\n\n   3. The decedent&#8217;s non-probate transfers to the surviving spouse; and\n\n   4. The surviving spouse&#8217;s property and non-probate transfers to others.\n\nB. The value of the marital-property portion of the augmented estate consists of\nthe sum of the values of the four components of the augmented estate as\ndetermined under subsection A multiplied by the following percentage:\n\t\t\tIf the decedent and the spouse were married to each other: The percentage is:\n\nHISTORY: 2016, cc. 187, 269.","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"}}