77234464.2-200Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Wills, Trusts, And FiduciariesWills And Decedents' EstatesDescent And DistributionCourse of descents generally; right of Commonwealth if no other heirCode 1950, § 64-1; 1956, c. 109; 1968, c. 656, § 64.1-1; 1977, c. 474; 1982, c. 304; 1985, c. 189; 1990, c. 831; 2012, c. 614.The real estate of any decedent not effectively disposed of by will descends and passes by intestate succession in the following course:sectionAA1 If there is none of the foregoing, then one-half of the estate descends and passes to the paternal kindred and one-half descends and passes to the maternal kindred of the decedent in the following course:
sectionA5A52 And so on, in other cases, without end, passing to the nearest lineal ancestors, and the descendants of such ancestors.sectionA5eA5e3Sheppard v. Junes1309712014-04-17https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2670478/sheppard-v-junes/ . . . under Code § 64.2-200(A)(5)(b) or Code . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/64.2-200/55-168Appointment of escheators/55-168//64.2-200/64.2/II/2/64.2-20055-210.3255-4664.2-20164.2-20264.2-30764.2-308.168.01-539.1-407