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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>376308</law_id><section_number>64.2-538</section_number><catch_line>Lien acquired during lifetime of decedent not affected</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="4" identifier="5">Personal Representatives and Administration of Estates</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="6" identifier="6">Liability of Real Estate to Debts</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>This article shall not affect any <span class="dictionary">lien</span> acquired during the lifetime of the decedent.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 64-176; 1968, c. 656, &#xA7; 64.1-187; 2012, c. 614.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
