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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>377672</law_id><section_number>8.01-6.3</section_number><catch_line>Actions or suits against fiduciaries; style of the case; amendment of pleading</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="12" identifier="8.01">Civil Remedies and Procedure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="3" identifier="2">Parties</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> In any <span class="dictionary">action</span> or <span class="dictionary">suit</span> required to be prosecuted or defended by or in the name of a <span class="dictionary">fiduciary</span>, including a personal representative, trustee, conservator, or guardian, the style of the case in regard to the <span class="dictionary">fiduciary</span> shall be substantially in the following form: &#x201C;(Name of <span class="dictionary">fiduciary</span>), (type of <span class="dictionary">fiduciary</span> relationship), (Name of the subject of the <span class="dictionary">fiduciary</span> relationship).&#x201D; <a id="paragraph-1408929" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.01-6.3/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Any pleading filed that does not conform to the requirements of subsection A but otherwise identifies the proper parties shall be amended on the <span class="dictionary">motion</span> of any <span class="dictionary">party</span> or by the <span class="dictionary">court</span> on its own <span class="dictionary">motion</span>. Such amendment relates back to the date of the original pleading. <a id="paragraph-1408930" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.01-6.3/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2010, c. 437.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
