{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-json\/8.01-8.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-text\/8.01-8.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-xml\/8.01-8.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-html\/8.01-8.html"}],"law_id":377825,"edition_id":2,"section_id":377825,"structure_id":53561,"section_number":"8.01-8","catch_line":"How minors may sue","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 8-87; 1977, c. 617; 1998, c. 402.","full_text":"Any minor entitled to sue may do so by his next friend. Either or both parents may sue on behalf of a minor as his next friend.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1409226,"text":"Any minor entitled to sue may do so by his next friend. Either or both parents may sue on behalf of a minor as his next friend.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":53561,"edition_id":2,"name":"Special Provisions","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":2,"parent_id":53560,"metadata":{"child_laws":10,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 03:18:32","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:28:10","permalink":{"id":1505481,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":53561,"identifier":"2","token":"8.01\/2\/2","url":"\/8.01\/2\/2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":53560,"edition_id":2,"name":"Parties","identifier":"2","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":3,"parent_id":53558,"metadata":{"child_laws":26,"child_structures":4},"date_created":"2026-08-02 03:18:32","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:28:10","permalink":{"id":1505453,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":53560,"identifier":"2","token":"8.01\/2","url":"\/8.01\/2\/","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":376758,"structure_id":53561,"section_number":"8.01-10","catch_line":"Joinder of tenants in common","url":"\/8.01-10\/","token":"8.01\/2\/2\/8.01-10","metadata":{"court_decisions":{"0":{"name":" .\u202f.\u202f. John Booth-El v. Eugene M. Nuth, Warden J. Joseph Curran, .\u202f.\u202f. ","case_number":"01-8, 01-10","citation":"288 F.3d 571","date":"2002-03-25","url":"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/opinion\/777475\/john-booth-el-v-eugene-m-nuth-warden-j-joseph-curran-jr-john\/","abstract":" .\u202f.\u202f. Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded with directions to dismiss the petition by .\u202f.\u202f. ","court_html":"Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit"},"1":{"name":"Yukon Pocahontas Coal Co. v. Island Creek Coal Co.","case_number":"Civ.A. 1:05CV00098","citation":"428 F. Supp. 2d 490","date":"2006-03-30","url":"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/opinion\/2525059\/yukon-pocahontas-coal-co-v-island-creek-coal-co\/","abstract":" .\u202f.\u202f. 428 F.Supp.2d 490 (2006) .\u202f.\u202f. ","court_html":"District Court, W.D. Virginia"}}}},{"id":376769,"structure_id":53561,"section_number":"8.01-11","catch_line":"Proceedings on writing binding deceased person","url":"\/8.01-11\/","token":"8.01\/2\/2\/8.01-11","metadata":false},{"id":376780,"structure_id":53561,"section_number":"8.01-12","catch_line":"Suit by beneficial owner when legal title in another","url":"\/8.01-12\/","token":"8.01\/2\/2\/8.01-12","metadata":{"court_decisions":{"0":{"name":"In re Wyche","case_number":"Nos. 08-73778-SCS, 09-70602-SCS","citation":"425 B.R. 779","date":"2010-01-29","url":"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/opinion\/8521898\/in-re-wyche\/","abstract":" .\u202f.\u202f. MEMORANDUM OPINION .\u202f.\u202f. ","court_html":"United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia"},"1":{"name":"DiFelice v. US Airways, Inc.","case_number":"1:04CV889","citation":"397 F. Supp. 2d 735","date":"2005-09-27","url":"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/opinion\/2515136\/difelice-v-us-airways-inc\/","abstract":" .\u202f.\u202f. 397 F.Supp.2d 735 (2005) .\u202f.\u202f. ","court_html":"District Court, E.D. Virginia"},"2":{"name":"In Re Wyche","case_number":"16-32915","citation":"425 B.R. 779","date":"2010-01-29","url":"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/opinion\/1883298\/in-re-wyche\/","abstract":" .\u202f.\u202f. 425 B.R. 779 (2010) .\u202f.\u202f. ","court_html":"United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia"},"3":{"name":"RGR, LLC v. Settle","case_number":"130633","citation":null,"date":"2014-10-31","url":"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/opinion\/2748024\/rgr-llc-v-settle\/","abstract":" .\u202f.\u202f. Present: All the Justices .\u202f.\u202f. ","court_html":"SCV<\/abbr>"},"4":{"name":"RGR, LLC v. Settle","case_number":"130633","citation":null,"date":"2014-10-31","url":"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/opinion\/2747274\/rgr-llc-v-settle\/","abstract":" .\u202f.\u202f. Present: All the Justices .\u202f.\u202f. ","court_html":"SCV<\/abbr>"},"5":{"name":" .\u202f.\u202f. 33 Fair empl.prac.cas. 195, 32 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,856 .\u202f.\u202f. ","case_number":"82-1831","citation":"720 F.2d 326","date":"1983-10-14","url":"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/opinion\/426387\/33-fair-emplpraccas-195-32-empl-prac-dec-p-33856-paul-lilly\/","abstract":" .\u202f.\u202f. 720 F.2d 326 .\u202f.\u202f. ","court_html":"Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit"}}}},{"id":376791,"structure_id":53561,"section_number":"8.01-13","catch_line":"Assignee or beneficial owner may sue in own name; certain discounts allowed","url":"\/8.01-13\/","token":"8.01\/2\/2\/8.01-13","metadata":false},{"id":376816,"structure_id":53561,"section_number":"8.01-14","catch_line":"Suit against assignor","url":"\/8.01-14\/","token":"8.01\/2\/2\/8.01-14","metadata":{"court_decisions":{"0":{"name":" .\u202f.\u202f. Terry Ann Chambers v. Iredell County Board of Education, a .\u202f.\u202f. ","case_number":"14243_1","citation":"423 F.2d 613","date":"1970-02-27","url":"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/opinion\/289076\/terry-ann-chambers-v-iredell-county-board-of-education-a-public-body\/","abstract":" .\u202f.\u202f. 423 F.2d 613 .\u202f.\u202f. ","court_html":"Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit"}}}},{"id":376829,"structure_id":53561,"section_number":"8.01-15","catch_line":"Suits by and against unincorporated associations or orders","url":"\/8.01-15\/","token":"8.01\/2\/2\/8.01-15","metadata":false},{"id":376827,"structure_id":53561,"section_number":"8.01-15.1","catch_line":"Anonymous plaintiff; motion for identification; factors to be considered by court","url":"\/8.01-15.1\/","token":"8.01\/2\/2\/8.01-15.1","metadata":false},{"id":376828,"structure_id":53561,"section_number":"8.01-15.2","catch_line":"Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; default judgment; appointment of counsel","url":"\/8.01-15.2\/","token":"8.01\/2\/2\/8.01-15.2","metadata":false},{"id":377825,"structure_id":53561,"section_number":"8.01-8","catch_line":"How minors may sue","url":"\/8.01-8\/","token":"8.01\/2\/2\/8.01-8","metadata":false},{"id":377840,"structure_id":53561,"section_number":"8.01-9","catch_line":"Guardian ad litem for persons under disability; when guardian ad litem need not be appointed for person under disability","url":"\/8.01-9\/","token":"8.01\/2\/2\/8.01-9","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":376828,"structure_id":53561,"section_number":"8.01-15.2","catch_line":"Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; default judgment; appointment of counsel","url":"\/8.01-15.2\/","token":"8.01\/2\/2\/8.01-15.2","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":377840,"structure_id":53561,"section_number":"8.01-9","catch_line":"Guardian ad litem for persons under disability; when guardian ad litem need not be appointed for person under disability","url":"\/8.01-9\/","token":"8.01\/2\/2\/8.01-9","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/8.01-8\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. 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 1977, chapter 617; in 1998, chapter 402<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1505515,"object_type":"law","relational_id":377825,"identifier":"8.01-8","token":"8.01\/2\/2\/8.01-8","url":"\/8.01-8\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-8\/","token":"8.01\/2\/2\/8.01-8","dublin_core":{"Title":"How minors may sue","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-8","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any minor<\/span> entitled to sue may do so by his next friend. Either or both parents may sue on behalf of a minor<\/span> as his next friend.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOW MINORS MAY SUE (\u00a7 8.01-8)\n\nAny minor entitled to sue may do so by his next friend. Either or both parents\nmay sue on behalf of a minor as his next friend.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-87; 1977, c. 617; 1998, c. 402.","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"}}