Rule 3:15 Statutory Interpleader

When a person or company holds money or property that two or more people are claiming, they can use a legal process called interpleader to let the court sort out who gets it. Virginia has specific laws that cover this situation.

When someone files this type of case, they follow the same general court rules used for other civil cases in Virginia, as long as those general rules do not conflict with the specific interpleader laws. Basically, the special interpleader laws take priority, and the standard civil rules fill in the gaps.