{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/64.2-1702.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/64.2-1702.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/64.2-1702.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/64.2-1702.html"}],"law_id":72415,"edition_id":1,"section_id":72415,"structure_id":15871,"section_number":"64.2-1702","catch_line":"Appointment of guardians","history":"Code 1919, \u00a7 5316; 1926, p. 588; 1928, pp. 25, 1085; 1930, p. 686; 1938, p. 4; 1942, p. 205; 1944, p. 28; Code 1950, \u00a7 31-4; 1989, c. 55; 1999, c. 16; 2012, c. 614.","full_text":"The circuit court or the circuit court clerk of any county or city in which a minor resides or, if the minor is an out-of-state resident, in which the minor has any estate may appoint a guardian for the estate of the minor and may appoint a guardian for the person of the minor unless a guardian has been appointed for the minor pursuant to \u00a7 64.2-1701.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":260823,"text":"The circuit court or the circuit court clerk of any county or city in which a minor resides or, if the minor is an out-of-state resident, in which the minor has any estate may appoint a guardian for the estate of the minor and may appoint a guardian for the person of the minor unless a guardian has been appointed for the minor pursuant to \u00a7 64.2-1701.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15871,"edition_id":1,"name":"Appointment of Guardian","identifier":"17","label":"chapter","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13807,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:00:56","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:00:56","permalink":{"id":275339,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15871,"identifier":"17","token":"64.2\/IV\/C\/17","url":"\/64.2\/IV\/C\/17\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13807,"edition_id":1,"name":"Guardianship of Minor","identifier":"C","label":"part","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12905,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:56","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:56","permalink":{"id":275337,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13807,"identifier":"C","token":"64.2\/IV\/C","url":"\/64.2\/IV\/C\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12905,"edition_id":1,"name":"Fiduciaries and Guardians","identifier":"IV","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12723,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:00","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:00","permalink":{"id":274813,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12905,"identifier":"IV","token":"64.2\/IV","url":"\/64.2\/IV\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12723,"edition_id":1,"name":"Wills, Trusts, and Fiduciaries","identifier":"64.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","permalink":{"id":272781,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12723,"identifier":"64.2","token":"64.2","url":"\/64.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":67669,"structure_id":15871,"section_number":"64.2-1700","catch_line":"Natural guardians","url":"\/64.2-1700\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/C\/17\/64.2-1700","metadata":false},{"id":68554,"structure_id":15871,"section_number":"64.2-1701","catch_line":"Testamentary guardians","url":"\/64.2-1701\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/C\/17\/64.2-1701","metadata":false},{"id":72415,"structure_id":15871,"section_number":"64.2-1702","catch_line":"Appointment of guardians","url":"\/64.2-1702\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/C\/17\/64.2-1702","metadata":false},{"id":62421,"structure_id":15871,"section_number":"64.2-1703","catch_line":"Nomination of guardians","url":"\/64.2-1703\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/C\/17\/64.2-1703","metadata":false},{"id":61358,"structure_id":15871,"section_number":"64.2-1704","catch_line":"Guardian's bond","url":"\/64.2-1704\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/C\/17\/64.2-1704","metadata":false},{"id":72507,"structure_id":15871,"section_number":"64.2-1705","catch_line":"Redetermination of guardian's bond","url":"\/64.2-1705\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/C\/17\/64.2-1705","metadata":false},{"id":84602,"structure_id":15871,"section_number":"64.2-1706","catch_line":"When court may appoint temporary guardians; 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It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1989, chapter 55; in 1999, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?991+ful+CHAP0016\">16<\/a>; in 2012, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0614\">614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":68554,"section_number":"64.2-1701","catch_line":"Testamentary guardians","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1701\/"}],"permalink":{"id":275349,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72415,"identifier":"64.2-1702","token":"64.2\/IV\/C\/17\/64.2-1702","url":"\/64.2-1702\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-1702\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/C\/17\/64.2-1702","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment of guardians","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-1702","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> or the <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> clerk of any county or city in which a <span class=\"dictionary\">minor<\/span> resides or, if the <span class=\"dictionary\">minor<\/span> is an out-of-state resident, in which the <span class=\"dictionary\">minor<\/span> has any estate may appoint a guardian for the estate of the <span class=\"dictionary\">minor<\/span> and may appoint a guardian for the person of the <span class=\"dictionary\">minor<\/span> unless a guardian has been appointed for the <span class=\"dictionary\">minor<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Testamentary guardians\" href=\"\/64.2-1701\/\">64.2-1701<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENT OF GUARDIANS (\u00a7 64.2-1702)\n\nThe circuit court or the circuit court clerk of any county or city in which a\nminor resides or, if the minor is an out-of-state resident, in which the minor\nhas any estate may appoint a guardian for the estate of the minor and may\nappoint a guardian for the person of the minor unless a guardian has been\nappointed for the minor pursuant to \u00a7 64.2-1701.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 5316; 1926, p. 588; 1928, pp. 25, 1085; 1930, p. 686;\n1938, p. 4; 1942, p. 205; 1944, p. 28; Code 1950, \u00a7 31-4; 1989, c. 55; 1999, c.\n16; 2012, c. 614.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}