                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

COOPERATION BETWEEN COURTS (§ 64.2-2103)

A. In a guardianship or protective proceeding in the Commonwealth, a court in
the Commonwealth may request the appropriate court of another state to do any of
the following:

   1. Hold an evidentiary hearing;

   2. Order a person in that state to produce evidence or give testimony pursuant
   to procedures of that state;

   3. Order that an evaluation or assessment be made of the respondent;

   4. Order any appropriate investigation of a person involved in a proceeding;

   5. Forward to the court of the Commonwealth a certified copy of the transcript
   or other record of a hearing under subdivision 1 or any other proceeding, any
   evidence otherwise produced under subdivision 2, and any evaluation or
   assessment prepared in compliance with an order under subdivision 3 or 4;

   6. Issue any order necessary to assure the appearance in the proceeding of a
   person whose presence is necessary for either court to make a determination,
   including the respondent or the incapacitated or protected person; and

   7. Issue an order authorizing the release of medical, financial, criminal, or
   other relevant information in that state, including protected health
   information.

B. If a court of another state in which a guardianship or protective proceeding
is pending requests assistance of the kind provided in subsection A, a court of
the Commonwealth has jurisdiction for the limited purpose of granting the
request or making reasonable efforts to comply with the request.

HISTORY: 2011, c. 518, § 37.2-1035; 2012, c. 614.