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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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1973, chapter 401; in 1977, chapter 617; in 1984, chapter 703.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1505541,"object_type":"law","relational_id":376904,"identifier":"8.01-20","token":"8.01\/2\/3\/8.01-20","url":"\/8.01-20\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-20\/","token":"8.01\/2\/3\/8.01-20","dublin_core":{"Title":"Effect of marriage, change of name or death on appeal","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-20","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>If at any time after <span class=\"dictionary\">verdict<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> in the <span class=\"dictionary\">trial<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> during the pendency of an <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> or before the <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> is granted, the marriage, change of name or death of a <span class=\"dictionary\">party<\/span>, or any other <span class=\"dictionary\">fact<\/span> which might otherwise be relied on in abatement occurs, and such <span class=\"dictionary\">fact<\/span> is suggested or relied on in abatement in the <span class=\"dictionary\">Court<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">Appeals<\/span> or the Supreme <span class=\"dictionary\">Court<\/span>, the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> may, in its discretion, take or retain <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span> and enter <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">decree<\/span> in the case as if such event had not occurred.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEFFECT OF MARRIAGE, CHANGE OF NAME OR DEATH ON APPEAL (\u00a7 8.01-20)\n\nIf at any time after verdict or judgment in the trial court during the pendency\nof an appeal or before the appeal is granted, the marriage, change of name or\ndeath of a party, or any other fact which might otherwise be relied on in\nabatement occurs, and such fact is suggested or relied on in abatement in the\nCourt of Appeals or the Supreme Court, the court may, in its discretion, take or\nretain jurisdiction and enter judgment or decree in the case as if such event\nhad not occurred.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-148; 1973, c. 401; 1977, c. 617; 1984, c. 703.","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"}}