§ 64.1-16. Rights upon claiming an elective share
If claim for an elective share is made, the surviving spouse shall, if the decedent left surviving children or their descendants, have one-third of the decedent's augmented estate; or if no children or their descendants survive, the surviving spouse shall have one-half of such augmented estate. The surviving spouse shall be entitled to interest at the legal rate specified in § 6.1-330.53 from the date of the decedent's death to the date of satisfaction of the elective share.
(Code 1950, § 64-16; 1968, c. 656; 1978, c. 647; 1986, c. 526; 1990, c. 831.)
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