Accounts to be taken in any case shall be referred to a commissioner appointed pursuant to § 8.01-607, unless the parties interested agree, or the court shall deem it proper, that they be referred to some other person.
§ 8.01-608.How accounts referred.
Chapter 23. Commissioners in Chancery · Last amended 1977 · Last verified July 16, 2026
In one sentenceThis section directs that any accounting ordered in a case go to a commissioner in chancery appointed under § 8.01-607, unless the interested parties agree, or the court finds it proper, to send the accounting to someone else instead.
Full Text of § 8.01-608
Plain-English Summary
Once a case calls for an accounting — someone has to tally receipts, disbursements, or competing claims to a fund — this section supplies the default referee. Accounts to be taken in any case are referred to a commissioner appointed under § 8.01-607.
That default is not absolute. The parties interested in the accounting can agree to send it elsewhere, or the court can decide on its own that referring the matter to some other person is the better course. Either route lets the case route around the standing commissioner when circumstances call for it, while keeping the appointed commissioner as the ordinary destination for this kind of work.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who normally takes accounts ordered in a case?
A commissioner appointed pursuant to § 8.01-607.
Can an accounting be referred to someone other than the appointed commissioner?
Yes, if the parties interested agree, or the court deems it proper.
What kind of work does this section describe?
The taking of accounts ordered in a case, which is the fact-gathering and reporting work commissioners in chancery perform.
Does referring accounts elsewhere require both party agreement and court approval?
No, the text lists them as alternatives — either the parties' agreement or the court deeming it proper is enough.
Which section creates the commissioners this section refers accounts to by default?
Section 8.01-607.
Amendment History
Code 1950, § 8-249; 1977, c. 617.
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Code of Virginia, Virginia Division of Legislative Automated Systems. Last verified July 16, 2026.
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