2006 Code of Virginia § 8.01-253 - Limitation of suits to avoid voluntary conveyances, etc

8.01-253. Limitation of suits to avoid voluntary conveyances, etc.

No gift, conveyance, assignment, transfer, or charge, which is not onconsideration deemed valuable in law, or which is upon consideration ofmarriage, shall be avoided in whole or in part for that cause only, unlesswithin five years from its recordation, and if not so recorded within fiveyears from the time the same was or should have been discovered, suit bebrought for that purpose, or the subject thereof, or some part of it, bedistrained or levied on by or at the suit of a creditor, as to whom suchgift, conveyance, assignment, transfer, or charge, is declared to be void by 55-81.

(Code 1950, 8-19; 1977, c. 617.)

Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Virginia may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.