Powers, Duties, and Liabilities

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This is Article 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Powers, Duties, and Liabilities.” It is part of Chapter 20 “Guardianship and Conservatorship”, which is part of Part D “Guardianship of Incapacitated Persons”, which is part of Subtitle IV “Fiduciaries and Guardians”, which is part of Title 64.2 “Wills, Trusts, and Fiduciaries”. It contains 12 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 12 sections.

§ 64.2-2019	Duties and powers of guardian
§ 64.2-2019.1	Procedures to restrict communication, visitation, or interaction
§ 64.2-2020	Annual reports by guardians
§ 64.2-2021	General duties and liabilities of conservator
§ 64.2-2022	Management powers and duties of conservator
§ 64.2-2023	Estate planning
§ 64.2-2024	Fiduciary to take possession of incapacitated person's estate; suits relative to estate; retaining estate for fiduciary's own debt
§ 64.2-2025	Fiduciary to prosecute and defend actions involving incapacitated person
§ 64.2-2026	Surrender of incapacitated person's estate
§ 64.2-2027	Use of estate of incapacitated person in a state facility not limited by provisions relating to expenses
§ 64.2-2028	Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to be notified in certain cases
§ 64.2-2029	Application to guardians and conservators appointed pursuant to § 64.2-2115