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And as among alienees who are volunteers under such judgment debtor, the same rule as to the order of liability shall prevail; but as among alienees for value and volunteers, the lands aliened to the latter shall be subjected before the lands aliened to the former are resorted to; and, in either case, any part of such real estate retained by the debtor shall be first liable to the satisfaction of the judgment. An alienee for value, however, from a volunteer shall occupy the same position that he would have occupied had he purchased from the debtor at the time he purchased from the voluntary donee.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1408302,"text":"When the real estate liable to the lien of a judgment is more than sufficient to satisfy the same, and it, or any part of it, has been aliened, as among the alienees for value, that which was aliened last, shall, in equity, be first liable, and so on with other successive alienations, until the whole judgment is satisfied. And as among alienees who are volunteers under such judgment debtor, the same rule as to the order of liability shall prevail; but as among alienees for value and volunteers, the lands aliened to the latter shall be subjected before the lands aliened to the former are resorted to; and, in either case, any part of such real estate retained by the debtor shall be first liable to the satisfaction of the judgment. An alienee for value, however, from a volunteer shall occupy the same position that he would have occupied had he purchased from the debtor at the time he purchased from the voluntary donee.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":53642,"edition_id":2,"name":"Lien and Enforcement Thereof","identifier":"7","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":2,"parent_id":53634,"metadata":{"child_laws":8,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 03:19:52","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:28:21","permalink":{"id":1504909,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":53642,"identifier":"7","token":"8.01\/17\/7","url":"\/8.01\/17\/7\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":53634,"edition_id":2,"name":"Judgments and Decrees Generally","identifier":"17","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":33,"parent_id":53558,"metadata":{"child_laws":44,"child_structures":7},"date_created":"2026-08-02 03:19:46","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:28:21","permalink":{"id":1504751,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":53634,"identifier":"17","token":"8.01\/17","url":"\/8.01\/17\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":53558,"edition_id":2,"name":"Civil Remedies and Procedure","identifier":"8.01","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":12,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":1095,"child_structures":142},"date_created":"2026-08-02 03:18:32","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:28:09","permalink":{"id":1504031,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":53558,"identifier":"8.01","token":"8.01","url":"\/8.01\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":377388,"structure_id":53642,"section_number":"8.01-458","catch_line":"From what time judgment to be a lien on real estate; docketing revived judgment","url":"\/8.01-458\/","token":"8.01\/17\/7\/8.01-458","metadata":false},{"id":377389,"structure_id":53642,"section_number":"8.01-459","catch_line":"Priority of judgments","url":"\/8.01-459\/","token":"8.01\/17\/7\/8.01-459","metadata":false},{"id":377393,"structure_id":53642,"section_number":"8.01-460","catch_line":"Decree for support and maintenance of spouse or infant children of parties as lien on real estate","url":"\/8.01-460\/","token":"8.01\/17\/7\/8.01-460","metadata":false},{"id":377394,"structure_id":53642,"section_number":"8.01-461","catch_line":"Abstracts of judgments","url":"\/8.01-461\/","token":"8.01\/17\/7\/8.01-461","metadata":false},{"id":377395,"structure_id":53642,"section_number":"8.01-462","catch_line":"Jurisdiction of equity to enforce lien of judgment; when it may decree sale","url":"\/8.01-462\/","token":"8.01\/17\/7\/8.01-462","metadata":false},{"id":377396,"structure_id":53642,"section_number":"8.01-463","catch_line":"Enforcement of lien when judgment does not exceed $25,000","url":"\/8.01-463\/","token":"8.01\/17\/7\/8.01-463","metadata":{"court_decisions":""}},{"id":377397,"structure_id":53642,"section_number":"8.01-464","catch_line":"Order of liability between alienees of different parts of estate","url":"\/8.01-464\/","token":"8.01\/17\/7\/8.01-464","metadata":false},{"id":377427,"structure_id":53642,"section_number":"8.01-465","catch_line":"Chapter embraces recognizances and bonds having force of judgment","url":"\/8.01-465\/","token":"8.01\/17\/7\/8.01-465","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":377396,"structure_id":53642,"section_number":"8.01-463","catch_line":"Enforcement of lien when judgment does not exceed $25,000","url":"\/8.01-463\/","token":"8.01\/17\/7\/8.01-463","metadata":{"court_decisions":""}},"next_section":{"id":377427,"structure_id":53642,"section_number":"8.01-465","catch_line":"Chapter embraces recognizances and bonds having force of judgment","url":"\/8.01-465\/","token":"8.01\/17\/7\/8.01-465","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/8.01-464\/","history_text":"

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 1977, chapter 617.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1504935,"object_type":"law","relational_id":377397,"identifier":"8.01-464","token":"8.01\/17\/7\/8.01-464","url":"\/8.01-464\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-464\/","token":"8.01\/17\/7\/8.01-464","dublin_core":{"Title":"Order of liability between alienees of different parts of estate","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-464","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When the real estate liable to the lien<\/span> of a judgment is more than sufficient to satisfy the same, and it, or any part of it, has been aliened, as among the alienees for value, that which was aliened last, shall, in equity<\/span>, be first liable, and so on with other successive alienations, until the whole judgment is satisfied. And as among alienees who are volunteers under such judgment debtor<\/span>, the same rule as to the order<\/span> of liability shall prevail; but as among alienees for value and volunteers, the lands aliened to the latter shall be subjected before the lands aliened to the former are resorted to; and, in either case, any part of such real estate retained by the debtor shall be first liable to the satisfaction of the judgment. An alienee for value, however, from a volunteer shall occupy the same position that he would have occupied had he purchased from the debtor at the time he purchased from the voluntary donee.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nORDER OF LIABILITY BETWEEN ALIENEES OF DIFFERENT PARTS OF ESTATE (\u00a7 8.01-464)\n\nWhen the real estate liable to the lien of a judgment is more than sufficient to\nsatisfy the same, and it, or any part of it, has been aliened, as among the\nalienees for value, that which was aliened last, shall, in equity, be first\nliable, and so on with other successive alienations, until the whole judgment is\nsatisfied. And as among alienees who are volunteers under such judgment debtor,\nthe same rule as to the order of liability shall prevail; but as among alienees\nfor value and volunteers, the lands aliened to the latter shall be subjected\nbefore the lands aliened to the former are resorted to; and, in either case, any\npart of such real estate retained by the debtor shall be first liable to the\nsatisfaction of the judgment. An alienee for value, however, from a volunteer\nshall occupy the same position that he would have occupied had he purchased from\nthe debtor at the time he purchased from the voluntary donee.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-395; 1977, c. 617.","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"}}