CODE OF VIRGINIA

WIFE’S RIGHT OF ENTRY INTO LAND NOT BARRED BY CERTAIN JUDGMENTS; WHEN SHE
MAY DEFEND HER RIGHT IN LANDS WHICH ARE HER INHERITANCE (§ 55-38)

A woman shall not be barred of her right of entry into land by a judgment in her
husband’s lifetime by default or collusion, but after his death may
prosecute the same by any proper suit; or, in the lifetime of the husband, if he
will not appear, or, against his wife’s consent, will render the
wife’s lands during the coverture in a suit against the husband and wife
for lands which are her inheritance, the wife may come at any time before
judgment, and defend her right.

HISTORY: Code 1919, § 5441.