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The respondent does not have a home state or a court of the respondent’s home state has declined to exercise jurisdiction because the Commonwealth is a more appropriate forum; or\n\t\t\tb. The respondent has a home state, a petition for an appointment or order is not pending in a court of that state or another significant-connection state, and, before the court makes the appointment or issues the order:1\n\nA petition for an appointment or order is not filed in the respondent’s home state;2\n\nAn objection to the court’s jurisdiction is not filed by a person required to be notified of the proceeding; and3\n\nThe court in the Commonwealth concludes that it is an appropriate forum under the factors set forth in § 64.2-2110;3\n\nThe Commonwealth does not have jurisdiction under either subdivision 1 or 2, the respondent’s home state and all significant-connection states have declined to exercise jurisdiction because the Commonwealth is the more appropriate forum, and jurisdiction in the Commonwealth is consistent with the Constitutions of Virginia and the United States; or4\n\nThe requirements for special jurisdiction under § 64.2-2108 are met.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":227389,"text":"A court of the Commonwealth has jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a conservatorship order for a respondent if:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":227390,"text":"The Commonwealth is the respondent’s home state;","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":"2"},"2":{"id":227391,"text":"On the date the petition is filed, the Commonwealth is a significant-connection state and:\n\t\t\ta. 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This law was first created in 2011. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 518<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":67419,"section_number":"64.2-2105","catch_line":"Definitions; significant connection factors","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2105\/"},{"id":64015,"section_number":"64.2-2108","catch_line":"Special jurisdiction","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2108\/"},{"id":55431,"section_number":"64.2-2110","catch_line":"Appropriate forum","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2110\/"},{"id":62460,"section_number":"64.2-2113","catch_line":"Proceedings in more than one state","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2113\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":64015,"section_number":"64.2-2108","catch_line":"Special jurisdiction","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2108\/"},{"id":55431,"section_number":"64.2-2110","catch_line":"Appropriate forum","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2110\/"}],"permalink":{"id":275667,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62347,"identifier":"64.2-2107","token":"64.2\/IV\/D\/21\/2\/64.2-2107","url":"\/64.2-2107\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-2107\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/D\/21\/2\/64.2-2107","dublin_core":{"Title":"Jurisdiction","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-2107","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A court<\/span> of the Commonwealth has jurisdiction<\/span> to appoint a guardian<\/span> or issue<\/span> a conservatorship order<\/span> for a respondent<\/span> if:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The Commonwealth is the respondent<\/span>’s home state<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> On the date the petition<\/span> is filed, the Commonwealth is a significant-connection state<\/span> and:\n\t\t\ta. The respondent<\/span> does not have a home state<\/span> or a court<\/span> of the respondent<\/span>’s home state<\/span> has declined to exercise jurisdiction<\/span> because the Commonwealth is a more appropriate forum; or\n\t\t\tb. The respondent<\/span> has a home state<\/span>, a petition<\/span> for an appointment or order is not pending in a court<\/span> of that state<\/span> or another significant-connection state<\/span>, and, before the court<\/span> makes the appointment or issues<\/span> the order: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A petition<\/span> for an appointment or order is not filed in the respondent<\/span>’s home state<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> An objection to the court<\/span>’s jurisdiction<\/span> is not filed by a person required to be notified of the proceeding; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The court<\/span> in the Commonwealth concludes that it is an appropriate forum under the factors set forth in § 64.2-2110<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The Commonwealth does not have jurisdiction<\/span> under either subdivision 1 or 2, the respondent<\/span>’s home state<\/span> and all significant-connection states<\/span> have declined to exercise jurisdiction<\/span> because the Commonwealth is the more appropriate forum, and jurisdiction<\/span> in the Commonwealth is consistent with the Constitutions of Virginia and the United States<\/span>; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The requirements for special jurisdiction<\/span> under § 64.2-2108<\/a> are met. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nJURISDICTION (\u00a7 64.2-2107)\n\nA court of the Commonwealth has jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a\nconservatorship order for a respondent if:\n\n1. The Commonwealth is the respondent’s home state;\n\n2. On the date the petition is filed, the Commonwealth is a\nsignificant-connection state and:\n\t\t\ta. The respondent does not have a home state or a court of the\nrespondent’s home state has declined to exercise jurisdiction because the\nCommonwealth is a more appropriate forum; or\n\t\t\tb. The respondent has a home state, a petition for an appointment or order is\nnot pending in a court of that state or another significant-connection state,\nand, before the court makes the appointment or issues the order:\n\n 1. A petition for an appointment or order is not filed in the\n respondent’s home state;\n\n 2. An objection to the court’s jurisdiction is not filed by a person\n required to be notified of the proceeding; and\n\n 3. The court in the Commonwealth concludes that it is an appropriate forum\n under the factors set forth in § 64.2-2110;\n\n3. The Commonwealth does not have jurisdiction under either subdivision 1 or 2,\nthe respondent’s home state and all significant-connection states have\ndeclined to exercise jurisdiction because the Commonwealth is the more\nappropriate forum, and jurisdiction in the Commonwealth is consistent with the\nConstitutions of Virginia and the United States; or\n\n4. The requirements for special jurisdiction under § 64.2-2108 are met.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, c. 518, \u00a7 37.2-1039; 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}}