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<law><law_id>796003</law_id><section_number>13.1-1237</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="14" url="https://vacode.org/2016/13.1/14/">Virginia Business Trust Act</unit><unit level="3" identifier="8" url="https://vacode.org/2016/13.1/14/8/">Dissolution</unit></structure><catch_line>Distribution of assets upon dissolution</catch_line><history>2002, c. 621.</history><order_by/><metadata/><court_decisions/><official_url>http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/13.1-1237/</official_url><refers_to/><url>/13.1-1237/</url><token>13.1/14/8/13.1-1237</token><referred_to_by><reference>13.1-1240</reference></referred_to_by><text><section id="2569376" prefix=""><text>Upon the winding up of a business trust, the assets of the business trust shall be distributed as follows:</text><type>section</type><prefixes><section/></prefixes><entire_prefix/><prefix_anchor/><level>1</level></section><section id="2569377" prefix="1"><text> To creditors, including beneficial owners who are creditors, to the extent permitted by law, in satisfaction of liabilities of the business trust, other than for distributions to beneficial owners under &#xA7; 13.1-1227;</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="2569378" prefix="2"><text> Unless otherwise provided in the articles of trust or in the governing instrument, to the beneficial owners and former beneficial owners in satisfaction of liabilities for distributions under &#xA7; 13.1-1227; and</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="2569379" prefix="3"><text> Unless otherwise provided in the articles of trust or in the governing instrument, to the beneficial owners in the proportions in which the beneficial owners share in distributions.</text><type>section</type><prefixes><section/><section>3</section></prefixes><entire_prefix>3</entire_prefix><prefix_anchor>3</prefix_anchor><level>2</level></section></text></law>
