# Article 3 Authority and General Duties

This article is comprised of the following sections:

- §64.2-511 Powers of executor before qualification
- §64.2-512 Funeral expenses
- §64.2-513 Effect of death, resignation, or removal of sole executor
- §64.2-514 Duty of every personal representative
- §64.2-515 Duty of fiduciaries as to joint accounts
- §64.2-516 Duties of fiduciaries as to certain obligations of the United States
- §64.2-517 Exercise of discretionary powers by surviving executors or administrators with the will annexed
- §64.2-518 When personal representative may renew obligation of decedent
- §64.2-519 Suits upon judgment and contracts of decedent and actions for personal injury or wrongful death
- §64.2-520 Action for goods carried away, or for waste, destruction of, or damage to estate of decedent
- §64.2-520.1 Legal duty; action for damages from legal malpractice concerning estate planning; third parties
- §64.2-520.2 Reliance on certificate of qualification of a personal representative