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Representatives from all the law schools in Virginia collaborate to prepare suggested answers which we think should be acceptable to the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners. These answers may also include cites to some of the case and statutory law for reference even though the VBBE may not expect such specificity in applicants’ answers on the exam.✖✖ It should also be noted that while we think the answers that follow should be acceptable for full credit, the VBBE do give credit for good analysis and sometimes will accept for at least partial credit, and alternate theories of analysis that are not what they had in mind as the preferred answer. jrf  \nPrepared by the following who collaborated to prepare the suggested answers for the VBBE: Jennifer Franklin, Aaron-Andrew Bruhl & William H. Shaw, III of William & Mary Law School, Emmeline P. Reeves of University of Richmond Law School, Benjamin V. Madison III of Regent University Law School, Leila Lawlor of Washington & Lee Law School, Mike Davis & Dan Fiore of George Mason Law School, Rena Lindevaldsen and Rodney Chrisman of Liberty University Law School, Laura Wilson of Appalachian School of Law, and Amanda Compton of George Washington University Law School.  \nQuestion 1. Creditor’s Rights  \nFor over 20 years, Donny owned and operated a successful heating, air conditioning and plumbing service company. After marrying Wilma in 2012, the couple lived in Donny’s house in the City of Poquoson, Virginia, which had been given to him as a gift by his father in 2003, before Donny's marriage. In October 2022, Donny's business and other financial affairs began to fail due to his gambling losses and inability to pay his debts. At the time, he still owned the house in Poquoson.  \nIn November 2022, Donny’s business lender, Tidewater Bank (Bank), filed a Complaint against Donny in the Circuit Court of the City of Poquoson for default on a $25,000 business loan to Donny. Donny was served with the Complaint on November 2, 2022. On November 5, 2022, Donny executed a deed conveying his interest in the house in Poquoson to Wilma. The deed recited that it was given in consideration of \"love and affection.\"  \nIn January 2023, Bank obtained a judgment for $20,000 against Donny. The judgment was promptly docketed in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Poquoson.  \nAt the time Bank obtained and docketed the judgment, Donny and Wilma owned a Bed and Breakfast located in the City of Newport News, Virginia, which they had purchased soon after their marriage. Title to the Bed and Breakfast was held by Donny and Wilma as tenants by the entireties.  \nOn January 20, 2024, Donny inherited from his father a farm in the City of Smithfield, Virginia. In February 2024, Donny conveyed the Smithfield farm in fee simple to his best friend Johnny, in full satisfaction of a $50,000 debt he owed Johnny. Johnny duly recorded the deed in March 2024.  \nIn April 2024, Bank recorded duly authenticated abstracts of its judgment against Donny in the Clerks’Offices of the Newport News and Smithfield Circuit Courts.  \nIn answering the following, DO NOT discuss the Federal Bankruptcy Code.  \nCan Bank enforce its judgment against:  \n(a) The house in Poquoson? Explain fully.  \n(b) The Bed and Breakfast in Newport News? Explain fully.  \n(c) The farm in Smithfield? Explain fully.  \n* * * * *  \n(1)(a) Yes, Bank will be able to enforce its judgment against the house in Poquoson. Bank will be able to have the transfer of the house by Donny to Wilma set aside as a fraudulent conveyance (Va. Code Ann. § 55.1-400) .  \nA “gift   given with intent to delay, hinder, or defraud” a creditor like Bank is void, and Bank could petition a court to set aside the transfer, returning the house to Donny and allowin","cbCaiaKLiQFiKMk4","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaKLiQFiKMk4","pdf",305552,"English","# Question 1. 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Code Ann. § 55.1-400 because it was a gift made with intent to delay, hinder, or defraud creditors, supported by the timing and the presumption for transfers between spouses.\"},{\"question\":\"Why might the bed and breakfast in Newport News be harder to reach by the judgment creditor?\",\"answer\":\"The suggested analysis centers on ownership as tenants by the entireties, which can limit a creditor’s enforcement options compared with separately titled property.\"}]","February 2025 Virginia Bar Exam Questions & Suggested Answers | PDF",1789949981]