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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>377825</law_id><section_number>8.01-8</section_number><catch_line>How minors may sue</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="2" identifier="2">Special Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any <span class="dictionary">minor</span> entitled to sue may do so by his next friend. Either or both parents may sue on behalf of a <span class="dictionary">minor</span> as his next friend.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 8-87; 1977, c. 617; 1998, c. 402.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
