{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-1702","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 64.2-1702","heading":"Appointment of guardians","body":"The circuit court or the circuit court clerk of any county or city in which a minor resides or, if the minor is an out-of-state resident, in which the minor has any estate may appoint a guardian for the estate of the minor and may appoint a guardian for the person of the minor unless a guardian has been appointed for the minor pursuant to § 64.2-1701.Code 1919, § 5316; 1926, p. 588; 1928, pp. 25, 1085; 1930, p. 686; 1938, p. 4; 1942, p. 205; 1944, p. 28; Code 1950, § 31-4; 1989, c. 55; 1999, c. 16; 2012, c. 614.","path":["Title 64.2. WILLS, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARIES","Subtitle IV. FIDUCIARIES AND GUARDIANS","Part C. GUARDIANSHIP OF MINOR","Chapter 17. APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/64.2-1702/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:14Z","sha256":"01cbe751d275e618d138de8a3f7cc6ad63200326e737261912ce9e40927d0fbc","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-1701","next":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-1703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}