§ 64.2-2103 Cooperation between courts
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:
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.
History
This law was first created in 2011. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 518 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2012, chapter 614.
2011, c. 518, § 37.2-1035; 2012, c. 614.