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2018 Code of Virginia
Title 8.01 - Civil Remedies and Procedure
Chapter 25 - Extraordinary Writs
§ 8.01-640. Judgment when defendant fails to appear
Universal Citation: VA Code § 8.01-640 (2018)
If the defendant fails to appear in accordance with the writ, the court may hear proof of the allegations of the petition, and if the allegations are sustained, shall give judgment accordingly.
Code 1950, ยง 8-862; 1977, c. 617.
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