Code of Virginia - Title 64.1 Wills And Decedents' Estates - Section 64.1-14 Extension of time until after determination of suit for construction of will or extent of augmente...

§ 64.1-14. Extension of time until after determination of suit for construction of will or extent of augmente...

If (i) a will is of doubtful import as to the amount or value of the property the husband or wife of the testator is to receive thereunder or (ii) the composition or value of the augmented estate is uncertain, and a suit in equity is pending wherein such issues will be resolved, the court in which the suit is pending shall, within the six-month period specified in § 64.1-13, on the application of the surviving spouse, enter an order extending the time within which the survivor is to make claim for an elective share for such additional period beyond the six-month period as will allow the survivor reasonable time, not to exceed ninety days, for making the claim for an elective share after a final order has been entered in such suit, either by a trial court or any appellate court to which it is appealed.

(Code 1950, § 64-14; 1968, c. 656; 1990, c. 831.)

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