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Sexton v. Cornett

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 13, 2006No. Record 050643PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY Senior Justice CHARLES S. RUSSELL.

This appeal involves the interplay between two statutory schemes, the laws providing for a surviving spouse's right to claim an elective share in a deceased spouse's augmented estate, Code §§ 64.1-13 through 64.1-16.4, (the augmented estate laws) on one hand, and the laws exempting certain life insurance proceeds and vested retirement benefits from legal process, Code §§ 51.1-124.4, 51.1-510 and 38.2-3339 (the exemption laws) on the other.

Facts and Proceedings

The parties submitted a stipulation of facts to the trial court. James Dean Sexton died…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Albemarle County v. Marshall, ClerkSupreme Court of Virginia · 1975
  2. Dowling v. RowanSupreme Court of Virginia · 2005
  3. Chappell v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Virginia · 2003
  4. Crawford v. HaddockSupreme Court of Virginia · 2005
  5. Walker v. Penick'sSupreme Court of Virginia · 1918

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Evans v. EvansSupreme Court of Virginia · 2010
  2. City of Lynchburg v. ENGLISH CONST.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2009
  3. TCV v. Louis Latour, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2006
  4. Ogunde v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2006
  5. Jakabcin v. Town of Front RoyalSupreme Court of Virginia · 2006

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