Authority and General Duties
64.2-511Powers of executor before qualification64.2-512Funeral expenses64.2-513Effect of death, resignation, or removal of sole executor64.2-514Duty of every personal representative64.2-515Duty of fiduciaries as to joint accounts64.2-516Duties of fiduciaries as to certain obligations of the United States64.2-517Exercise of discretionary powers by surviving executors or administrators with the will annexed64.2-518When personal representative may renew obligation of decedent64.2-519Suits upon judgment and contracts of decedent and actions for personal injury or wrongful death64.2-520Action for goods carried away, or for waste, destruction of, or damage to estate of decedent64.2-520.1Legal duty; action for damages from legal malpractice concerning estate planning; third parties64.2-520.2Reliance on certificate of qualification of a personal representative