Such real estate may be selected and set apart as aforesaid, subject to any paramount encumbrances thereon. If a sale be had to satisfy the encumbrances, the surplus of the proceeds, if any, not exceeding the amount to which the householder is entitled under § 34-4, shall be paid to the householder and invested by him in such other property as he may select.\nCode 1919, § 6533.
Virginia Legal Code
§ 34.7
Source: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/34-7/· Version 2026