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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>376262</law_id><section_number>64.2-454.1</section_number><catch_line>Will contest; presumption of undue influence</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="136" identifier="64.2">Wills, Trusts, and Fiduciaries</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="II">Wills and Decedents' Estates</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="3" identifier="4">Wills</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="5" identifier="5">Probate</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>In any case contesting the validity of a decedent&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">will</span> where a <span class="dictionary">presumption</span> of undue influence arises, the finder of <span class="dictionary">fact</span> shall presume that undue influence was exerted over the decedent unless, based on all the <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> introduced at <span class="dictionary">trial</span>, the finder of <span class="dictionary">fact</span> finds that the decedent did intend it to be his <span class="dictionary">will</span>.</p></section></text><history>2022, c. 265.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
