Requisites and Execution

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This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Requisites and Execution.” It is part of Chapter 4 “Wills”, which is part of Subtitle II “Wills and Decedents' Estates”, which is part of Title 64.2 “Wills, Trusts, and Fiduciaries”.

It’s comprised of the following 11 sections.

§ 64.2-400	Separate writing identifying recipients of tangible personal property; liability for distribution; action to recover property
§ 64.2-401	Who may make a will; what estate may be disposed of
§ 64.2-402	Advertisements to draw wills prohibited; penalty
§ 64.2-403	Execution of wills; requirements
§ 64.2-404	Writings intended as wills
§ 64.2-404.1	Reformation of will to correct mistakes or achieve decedent's tax objectives
§ 64.2-405	Interested persons as competent witnesses
§ 64.2-406	Repealed
§ 64.2-407	Will of personal estate of nonresidents
§ 64.2-408	Presumption of formal execution of wills made by persons in military service; will of personal estate of persons in military service and seamen
§ 64.2-409	Wills of living persons lodged for safekeeping with clerks of certain courts