Title of purchase; judicial sale, application to divorce proceedings.
Summary
Title of purchase; judicial sale; application to divorce proceedings. Provides that when the title of a purchaser at a confirmed sale of property is made under a divorce decree, such sale shall not be disturbed unless within 12 months from such confirmation the sale is appealed within the time allowed pursuant to relevant law and the court orders such sale to be set aside.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 15, 2025
Signed Mar 24, 2025
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MINOR
This bill updates the timeline for challenging a property sale in divorce cases. While general property sales must be challenged within 12 months, divorce-related sales now must be appealed within the specific timeframe set by another statute, ensuring consistency with existing divorce appeal rules.
Scope change
The scope of the statute remains the same, but the specific deadline for challenging divorce-related judicial sales has been clarified to align with existing divorce appeal procedures.
TIMELINE
The deadline for appealing a divorce-related judicial sale was changed from a general 12-month rule to the specific time allowed by § 8.01-675.3, ensuring the challenge period matches standard divorce appeal windows.
TECHNICAL
Minor grammatical adjustments were made to clarify that the sale must be set aside by the trial court as a result of the appeal.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Feb 14, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 574 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2678ER)
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (53-Y 46-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 9-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 25104033D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
J.J. Singh
DDemocratic
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