64.1-132.4 - Discharge and release of payor. - Virginia Statutes

§ 64.1-132.4. Discharge and release of payor.

Any person paying or delivering a small asset pursuant to § 64.1-132.2 or64.1-132.3 is discharged and released to the same extent as if that persondealt with the personal representative of the decedent. Such person is notrequired to see the application of the small asset or to inquire into thetruth of any statement in any affidavit presented pursuant to subsection A of§ 64.1-132.2. If any person to whom such an affidavit is presented refuses topay or deliver any small asset, it may be recovered, or its payment ordelivery compelled, and damages may be recovered, on proof of rightful claimin a proceeding brought for that purpose by or on behalf of the personentitled thereto. Any person to whom payment or delivery of a small asset hasbeen made is answerable and accountable therefor to any personalrepresentative of the decedent's estate or to any other successor having anequal or superior right.

(1981, c. 281; 2010, c. 269.)