Law governing validity; choice of law as to execution of document of gift; presumption of validity
Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-291.19
in effectA. A document of gift is valid if executed in accordance with:
1. This Act;
2. The laws of the state or country where it was executed; or
3. The laws of the state or country where the person making the anatomical gift was domiciled, has a place of residence, or was a national at the time the document of gift was executed.
B. If a document of gift is valid under this section, the law of this state governs the interpretation of the document of gift.
C. A person may presume that a document of gift or amendment of an anatomical gift is valid unless that person knows that it was not validly executed or was revoked.
2007, cc. 92 , 907 .
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/32.1-291.19/Fetched: 10/16/2026