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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":62347,"section_number":"64.2-2107","catch_line":"Jurisdiction","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2107\/"},{"id":55020,"section_number":"64.2-2109","catch_line":"Exclusive and continuing jurisdiction","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2109\/"},{"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":62347,"section_number":"64.2-2107","catch_line":"Jurisdiction","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2107\/"}],"permalink":{"id":275671,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64015,"identifier":"64.2-2108","token":"64.2\/IV\/D\/21\/2\/64.2-2108","url":"\/64.2-2108\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-2108\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/D\/21\/2\/64.2-2108","dublin_core":{"Title":"Special jurisdiction","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-2108","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A court<\/span> of the Commonwealth lacking jurisdiction<\/span> under the provisions of \u00a7 64.2-2107<\/a> has special jurisdiction<\/span> to do any of the following: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Appoint a guardian<\/span> in an emergency for a term not exceeding 90 days for a respondent<\/span> who is physically present in the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Issue<\/span> a conservatorship order<\/span> with respect to real or tangible personal property located in the Commonwealth; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Appoint a guardian<\/span> or conservator<\/span> for an incapacitated or protected person<\/span> for whom a provisional order to transfer the proceeding from another state<\/span> has been issued under procedures similar to § 64.2-2114<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If a petition<\/span> for the appointment of a guardian<\/span> in an emergency is brought in the Commonwealth and the Commonwealth was not the respondent<\/span>’s home state<\/span> on the date the petition<\/span> was filed, the court<\/span> shall dismiss the proceeding at the request of the court<\/span> of the home state<\/span>, if any, whether dismissal<\/span> is requested before or after the emergency appointment. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSPECIAL JURISDICTION (\u00a7 64.2-2108)\n\nA. A court of the Commonwealth lacking jurisdiction under the provisions of \u00a7\n64.2-2107 has special jurisdiction to do any of the following:\n\n 1. Appoint a guardian in an emergency for a term not exceeding 90 days for a\n respondent who is physically present in the Commonwealth;\n\n 2. Issue a conservatorship order with respect to real or tangible personal\n property located in the Commonwealth; or\n\n 3. Appoint a guardian or conservator for an incapacitated or protected person\n for whom a provisional order to transfer the proceeding from another state has\n been issued under procedures similar to § 64.2-2114.\n\nB. If a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an emergency is brought in\nthe Commonwealth and the Commonwealth was not the respondent’s home state\non the date the petition was filed, the court shall dismiss the proceeding at\nthe request of the court of the home state, if any, whether dismissal is\nrequested before or after the emergency appointment.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, c. 518, \u00a7 37.2-1040; 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}}