78985464.2-414Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Wills, Trusts, And FiduciariesWills And Decedents' EstatesWillsConstruction And Effect.When wills deemed to speakCode 1950, §§ 64-62, 64-71; 1968, c. 656, §§ 64.1-62, 64.1-72; 2012, c. 614.

A will shall be construed, with reference to the real and personal estate comprised in it, to speak and take effect as if it had been executed immediately before the death of the testator, unless a contrary intention shall appear by the will.section

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AA1

Every will reexecuted or republished, or revived by any codicil, shall be deemed to have been made at the time it was reexecuted, republished, or revived.section

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BB1

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