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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":false,"refers_to":[{"id":62347,"section_number":"64.2-2107","catch_line":"Jurisdiction","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2107\/"},{"id":64015,"section_number":"64.2-2108","catch_line":"Special jurisdiction","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2108\/"}],"permalink":{"id":275691,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62460,"identifier":"64.2-2113","token":"64.2\/IV\/D\/21\/2\/64.2-2113","url":"\/64.2-2113\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-2113\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/D\/21\/2\/64.2-2113","dublin_core":{"Title":"Proceedings in more than one state","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-2113","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Except for a petition<\/span> for the appointment of a guardian<\/span> in an emergency or issuance of a conservatorship order<\/span> limited to property located in the Commonwealth under subdivision A 1 or A 2 of \u00a7 64.2-2108<\/a>, if a petition<\/span> for the appointment of a guardian<\/span> or issuance of a conservatorship order<\/span> is filed in the Commonwealth and in another state<\/span> and neither petition<\/span> has been dismissed or withdrawn, the following rules apply:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> If the court<\/span> in the Commonwealth has jurisdiction<\/span> under § 64.2-2107<\/a>, it may proceed with the case unless a court<\/span> in another state<\/span> acquires jurisdiction<\/span> under provisions similar to § 64.2-2107<\/a> before the appointment or issuance of the order. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> If the court<\/span> in the Commonwealth does not have jurisdiction<\/span> under § 64.2-2107<\/a>, whether at the time the petition<\/span> is filed or at any time before the appointment or issuance of the order, the court<\/span> shall stay<\/span> the proceeding and communicate with the court<\/span> in the other state<\/span>. If the court<\/span> in the other state<\/span> has jurisdiction<\/span>, the court<\/span> in the Commonwealth shall dismiss the petition<\/span> unless the court<\/span> in the other state<\/span> determines that the court<\/span> in the Commonwealth is a more appropriate forum. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROCEEDINGS IN MORE THAN ONE STATE (\u00a7 64.2-2113)\n\nExcept for a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an emergency or\nissuance of a conservatorship order limited to property located in the\nCommonwealth under subdivision A 1 or A 2 of \u00a7 64.2-2108, if a petition for the\nappointment of a guardian or issuance of a conservatorship order is filed in the\nCommonwealth and in another state and neither petition has been dismissed or\nwithdrawn, the following rules apply:\n\n1. If the court in the Commonwealth has jurisdiction under § 64.2-2107, it\nmay proceed with the case unless a court in another state acquires jurisdiction\nunder provisions similar to § 64.2-2107 before the appointment or issuance\nof the order.\n\n2. If the court in the Commonwealth does not have jurisdiction under §\n64.2-2107, whether at the time the petition is filed or at any time before the\nappointment or issuance of the order, the court shall stay the proceeding and\ncommunicate with the court in the other state. If the court in the other state\nhas jurisdiction, the court in the Commonwealth shall dismiss the petition\nunless the court in the other state determines that the court in the\nCommonwealth is a more appropriate forum.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, c. 518, \u00a7 37.2-1045; 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}}