Authority and General Duties

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This is Article 3 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Authority and General Duties.” It is part of Chapter 5 “Personal Representatives and Administration of Estates”, 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 12 sections.

§ 64.2-511	Powers of executor before qualification
§ 64.2-512	Funeral expenses
§ 64.2-513	Effect of death, resignation, or removal of sole executor
§ 64.2-514	Duty of every personal representative
§ 64.2-515	Duty of fiduciaries as to joint accounts
§ 64.2-516	Duties of fiduciaries as to certain obligations of the United States
§ 64.2-517	Exercise of discretionary powers by surviving executors or administrators with the will annexed
§ 64.2-518	When personal representative may renew obligation of decedent
§ 64.2-519	Suits upon judgment and contracts of decedent and actions for personal injury or wrongful death
§ 64.2-520	Action for goods carried away, or for waste, destruction of, or damage to estate of decedent
§ 64.2-520.1	Legal duty; action for damages from legal malpractice concerning estate planning; third parties
§ 64.2-520.2	Reliance on certificate of qualification of a personal representative