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It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2012, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0614\">614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":375899,"section_number":"64.2-1405","catch_line":"Court may appoint trustee in place of one named in will, deed, or other writing; management by corporate trustee outside of the Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1405\/"},{"id":375900,"section_number":"64.2-1406","catch_line":"Notice required; certain substitutions validated","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1406\/"},{"id":375901,"section_number":"64.2-1407","catch_line":"Who to execute the trust until new trustee appointed","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1407\/"},{"id":375906,"section_number":"64.2-1412","catch_line":"How trustee required to give bond; when to be removed and another appointed","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1412\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1502023,"object_type":"law","relational_id":375902,"identifier":"64.2-1408","token":"64.2\/IV\/A\/14\/1\/64.2-1408","url":"\/64.2-1408\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-1408\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/A\/14\/1\/64.2-1408","dublin_core":{"Title":"Circuit court may exercise same powers in suit to enforce or administer trust","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-1408","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>A <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> may exercise all the powers conferred by \u00a7\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Court may appoint trustee in place of one named in will, deed, or other writing; management by corporate trustee outside of the Commonwealth\" href=\"\/64.2-1405\/\">64.2-1405<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Notice required; certain substitutions validated\" href=\"\/64.2-1406\/\">64.2-1406<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Who to execute the trust until new trustee appointed\" href=\"\/64.2-1407\/\">64.2-1407<\/a>, and <a class=\"law\" title=\"How trustee required to give bond; when to be removed and another appointed\" href=\"\/64.2-1412\/\">64.2-1412<\/a> in a suit pending to enforce or administer the trust.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCIRCUIT COURT MAY EXERCISE SAME POWERS IN SUIT TO ENFORCE OR ADMINISTER TRUST\n(\u00a7 64.2-1408)\n\nA circuit court may exercise all the powers conferred by \u00a7\u00a7 64.2-1405,\n64.2-1406, 64.2-1407, and 64.2-1412 in a suit pending to enforce or administer\nthe trust.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 6302; Code 1950, \u00a7 26-52; 2012, c. 614.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}