                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PROCEEDINGS IN MORE THAN ONE STATE (§ 64.2-2113)

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withdrawn, the following rules apply:

1. If the court in the Commonwealth has jurisdiction under &#xA7; 64.2-2107, it
may proceed with the case unless a court in another state acquires jurisdiction
under provisions similar to &#xA7; 64.2-2107 before the appointment or issuance
of the order.

2. If the court in the Commonwealth does not have jurisdiction under &#xA7;
64.2-2107, whether at the time the petition is filed or at any time before the
appointment or issuance of the order, the court shall stay the proceeding and
communicate with the court in the other state. If the court in the other state
has jurisdiction, the court in the Commonwealth shall dismiss the petition
unless the court in the other state determines that the court in the
Commonwealth is a more appropriate forum.

HISTORY: 2011, c. 518, § 37.2-1045; 2012, c. 614.