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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 921<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. 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 2004, chapters 66<\/a> and 1014<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 716<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85439,"section_number":"64.2-2003","catch_line":"Appointment of guardian ad litem","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2003\/"},{"id":85666,"section_number":"64.2-2004","catch_line":"Notice of hearing; jurisdictional","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2004\/"},{"id":65289,"section_number":"64.2-2009","catch_line":"Court order of appointment; limited guardianships and conservatorships","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2009\/"},{"id":76117,"section_number":"64.2-2012","catch_line":"Petition for restoration, modification, or termination; effects","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2012\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":70547,"section_number":"64.2-2005","catch_line":"Evaluation report; filed in separate confidential addendum","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2005\/"}],"permalink":{"id":275527,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62045,"identifier":"64.2-2006","token":"64.2\/IV\/D\/20\/1\/64.2-2006","url":"\/64.2-2006\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-2006\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/D\/20\/1\/64.2-2006","dublin_core":{"Title":"Counsel for respondent","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-2006","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The respondent<\/span> has the right to be represented by counsel<\/span> of the respondent<\/span>’s choice. If the respondent<\/span> is not represented by counsel<\/span>, the court<\/span> may appoint legal counsel<\/span> upon the filing of the petition<\/span> or at any time prior to the entry of the order<\/span> upon request of the respondent<\/span> or the guardian ad litem<\/span>, if the court<\/span> determines that counsel<\/span> is needed to protect the respondent<\/span>’s interest. Counsel<\/span> appointed by the court<\/span> shall be paid a fee that is fixed by the court<\/span> to be taxed as part of the costs of the proceeding.\n\t\tA health care provider shall disclose or make available to the attorney, upon request, any information, records, and reports concerning the respondent<\/span> that the attorney determines necessary to perform his duties under this section, including a copy of the evaluation report required under \u00a7 64.2-2005<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT (\u00a7 64.2-2006)\n\nThe respondent has the right to be represented by counsel of the\nrespondent’s choice. If the respondent is not represented by counsel, the\ncourt may appoint legal counsel upon the filing of the petition or at any time\nprior to the entry of the order upon request of the respondent or the guardian\nad litem, if the court determines that counsel is needed to protect the\nrespondent’s interest. Counsel appointed by the court shall be paid a fee\nthat is fixed by the court to be taxed as part of the costs of the proceeding.\n\t\tA health care provider shall disclose or make available to the attorney, upon\nrequest, any information, records, and reports concerning the respondent that\nthe attorney determines necessary to perform his duties under this section,\nincluding a copy of the evaluation report required under \u00a7 64.2-2005.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 921, \u00a7 37.1-134.12; 2004, cc. 66, 1014; 2005, c. 716, \u00a7\n37.2-1006; 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}}