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<law><law_id>786777</law_id><section_number>13.1-1073</section_number><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><edition url="https://vacode.org/2016/" id="11" last_updated="2016-07-24" current="TRUE">2016</edition><structure><unit level="1" identifier="13.1" url="https://vacode.org/2016/13.1/">Corporations</unit><unit level="2" identifier="12" url="https://vacode.org/2016/13.1/12/">Virginia Limited Liability Company Act</unit><unit level="3" identifier="13" url="https://vacode.org/2016/13.1/12/13/">Merger</unit></structure><catch_line>Effect of merger</catch_line><history>1992, c. 575; 1997, c. 190; 2003, c. 340.</history><order_by/><metadata/><court_decisions><unit><name>Hagan v. Adams Property Associates, Inc.</name><case_number>961332</case_number><citation>482 S.E.2d 805</citation><date>1997-02-28</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1060075/hagan-v-adams-property-associates-inc/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. Liability Company Act, Code &#xA7;&#xA7; 13.1-1002 through 13.1-1073, a limited liability company is an .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>&lt;abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia"&gt;SCV&lt;/abbr&gt;</court_html></unit></court_decisions><official_url>http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/13.1-1073/</official_url><refers_to/><url>/13.1-1073/</url><token>13.1/12/13/13.1-1073</token><referred_to_by/><text><section id="2538204" prefix=""><text>When a merger takes effect:</text><type>section</type><prefixes><section/></prefixes><entire_prefix/><prefix_anchor/><level>1</level></section><section id="2538205" prefix="1"><text> The separate existence of every domestic limited liability company that is a party to the merger except the surviving domestic limited liability company, if any, ceases;</text><type>section</type><prefixes><section/><section>1</section></prefixes><entire_prefix>1</entire_prefix><prefix_anchor>1</prefix_anchor><level>2</level></section><section id="2538206" prefix="2"><text> The title to all real estate and other property owned by each domestic limited liability company party to the merger is vested in the surviving domestic or foreign limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, business trust or corporation without reversion or impairment;</text><type>section</type><prefixes><section/><section>2</section></prefixes><entire_prefix>2</entire_prefix><prefix_anchor>2</prefix_anchor><level>2</level></section><section id="2538207" prefix="3"><text> The surviving domestic or foreign limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, business trust or corporation has all liabilities of each domestic limited liability company party to the merger;</text><type>section</type><prefixes><section/><section>3</section></prefixes><entire_prefix>3</entire_prefix><prefix_anchor>3</prefix_anchor><level>2</level></section><section id="2538208" prefix="4"><text> A proceeding pending by or against any domestic limited liability company party to the merger may be continued as if the merger had not occurred, or the surviving domestic or foreign limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, business trust or corporation may be substituted in the proceeding for the domestic limited liability company whose existence ceased;</text><type>section</type><prefixes><section/><section>4</section></prefixes><entire_prefix>4</entire_prefix><prefix_anchor>4</prefix_anchor><level>2</level></section><section id="2538209" prefix="5"><text> If a domestic limited liability company is the surviving entity of the merger, the articles of organization and operating agreement of that limited liability company are amended to the extent provided in the plan of merger; and</text><type>section</type><prefixes><section/><section>5</section></prefixes><entire_prefix>5</entire_prefix><prefix_anchor>5</prefix_anchor><level>2</level></section><section id="2538210" prefix="6"><text> The former holders of membership interests of every domestic limited liability company party to the merger are entitled only to the rights provided in the plan of merger.</text><type>section</type><prefixes><section/><section>6</section></prefixes><entire_prefix>6</entire_prefix><prefix_anchor>6</prefix_anchor><level>2</level></section></text></law>
