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Chapter 20.
Guardianship and Conservatorship
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  • Article 1.
    Appointment
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  • § 64.2-2000
    (Contingent expiration date; see Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3) Definitions
    § 64.2-2000
    (Contingent effective date; see Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3) Definitions
    § 64.2-2000.1
    Identifying information; separate confidential addendum
    § 64.2-2001
    Filing of petition; jurisdiction; instructions to be provided
    § 64.2-2002
    Who may file petition; contents
    § 64.2-2003
    Appointment of guardian ad litem
    § 64.2-2004
    Notice of hearing; jurisdictional
    § 64.2-2005
    Evaluation report; filed in separate confidential addendum
    § 64.2-2006
    Counsel for respondent
    § 64.2-2007
    Hearing on petition to appoint
    § 64.2-2008
    Fees and costs
    § 64.2-2009
    (Contingent expiration date; see Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3) Court order of appointment; limited guardianships and conservatorships
    § 64.2-2009
    (Contingent effective date; see Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3) Court order of appointment; limited guardianships and conservatorships
    § 64.2-2009.1
    Periodic review hearings
    § 64.2-2009.2
    Finding of lack of capacity to understand act of voting
    § 64.2-2010
    Eligibility for public guardian or conservator
    § 64.2-2011
    Qualification of guardian or conservator; clerk to record order and issue certificate; reliance on certificate
    § 64.2-2012
    Petition for restoration, modification, or termination; effects
    § 64.2-2013
    Standby guardianship or conservatorship for incapacitated persons
    § 64.2-2014
    Clerk to index findings of incapacity or restoration; notice of findings
    § 64.2-2015
    When no guardian or conservator appointed within one month of adjudication
    § 64.2-2016
    Trustees for incapacitated veterans and their beneficiaries
    § 64.2-2017
    Payments from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
    § 64.2-2018
    Taking of bond by clerk of court
  • Article 2.
    Powers, Duties, and Liabilities
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  • § 64.2-2019
    Duties and powers of guardian
    § 64.2-2019.1
    Procedures to restrict communication, visitation, or interaction
    § 64.2-2020
    Annual reports by guardians
    § 64.2-2021
    General duties and liabilities of conservator
    § 64.2-2022
    Management powers and duties of conservator
    § 64.2-2023
    Estate planning
    § 64.2-2024
    Fiduciary to take possession of incapacitated person's estate; suits relative to estate; retaining estate for fiduciary's own debt
    § 64.2-2025
    Fiduciary to prosecute and defend actions involving incapacitated person
    § 64.2-2026
    Surrender of incapacitated person's estate
    § 64.2-2027
    Use of estate of incapacitated person in a state facility not limited by provisions relating to expenses
    § 64.2-2028
    Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to be notified in certain cases
    § 64.2-2029
    Application to guardians and conservators appointed pursuant to § 64.2-2115