Virginia § 64.2-2103 Cooperation between courts

Virginia Statutes

§ 64.2-2103 — Cooperation between courts

Virginia § 64.2-2103

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 64.2WILLS, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARIES

Subtitle IVFIDUCIARIES AND GUARDIANS

Ch. 21UNIFORM ADULT GUARDIANSHIP AND PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS JURISDICTION ACT

Art. 1General Provisions

Part DGUARDIANSHIP OF INCAPACITATED PERSONS

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Va. Code Ann. § 64.2-2103 (2026).

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A.In a guardianship or protective proceeding in the Commonwealth, a court in the Commonwealth may request the appropriate court of another state to do any of the following:

1.Hold an evidentiary hearing;

2.Order a person in that state to produce evidence or give testimony pursuant to procedures of that state;

3.Order that an evaluation or assessment be made of the respondent;

4.Order any appropriate investigation of a person involved in a proceeding;

5.Forward to the court of the Commonwealth a certified copy of the transcript or other record of a hearing under subdivision 1 or any other proceeding, any evidence otherwise produced under subdivision 2, and any evaluation or assessment prepared in compliance with an order under subdivision 3 or 4;

6.Issue any order necessary to

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A. In a guardianship or protective proceeding in the Commonwealth, a court in the Commonwealth may request the appropriate court of another state to do any of the following:

1. Hold an evidentiary hearing;

2. Order a person in that state to produce evidence or give testimony pursuant to procedures of that state;

3. Order that an evaluation or assessment be made of the respondent;

4. Order any appropriate investigation of a person involved in a proceeding;

5. Forward to the court of the Commonwealth a certified copy of the transcript or other record of a hearing under subdivision 1 or any other proceeding, any evidence otherwise produced under subdivision 2, and any evaluation or assessment prepared in compliance with an order under subdivision 3 or 4;

6. Issue any order necessary to assure the appearance in the proceeding of a person whose presence is necessary for either court to make a determination, including the respondent or the incapacitated or protected person; and

7. Issue an order authorizing the release of medical, financial, criminal, or other relevant information in that state, including protected health information.

B. If a court of another state in which a guardianship or protective proceeding is pending requests assistance of the kind provided in subsection A, a court of the Commonwealth has jurisdiction for the limited purpose of granting the request or making reasonable efforts to comply with the request.