Virginia § 64.2-2116 Registration of guardianship orders

Virginia Statutes

§ 64.2-2116 — Registration of guardianship orders

Virginia § 64.2-2116

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 64.2WILLS, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARIES

Subtitle IVFIDUCIARIES AND GUARDIANS

Ch. 21UNIFORM ADULT GUARDIANSHIP AND PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS JURISDICTION ACT

Art. 4REGISTRATION AND RECOGNITION OF ORDERS FROM OTHER STATES

Part DGUARDIANSHIP OF INCAPACITATED PERSONS

This text of Virginia § 64.2-2116 (Registration of guardianship orders) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Virginia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Va. Code Ann. § 64.2-2116 (2026).

Text

If a guardian has been appointed in another state and a petition for the appointment of a guardian is not pending in the Commonwealth, the guardian appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the guardianship order in the Commonwealth by filing as a foreign judgment in a court, in any appropriate county or city of the Commonwealth, certified copies of the order and letters of office.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

If a guardian has been appointed in another state and a petition for the appointment of a guardian is not pending in the Commonwealth, the guardian appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the guardianship order in the Commonwealth by filing as a foreign judgment in a court, in any appropriate county or city of the Commonwealth, certified copies of the order and letters of office.