76765764.2-2009Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Wills, Trusts, And FiduciariesFiduciaries And GuardiansGuardianship Of Incapacitated PersonsGuardianship And ConservatorshipAppointment.Court order of appointment; limited guardianships and conservatorships1997, c. 921, § 37.1-134.14; 1998, c. 582; 2005, c. 716, § 37.2-1009; 2009, cc. 211, 268; 2010, cc. 455, 632; 2012, c. 614; 2016, c. 31.Lopez-Rosario v. Habib1505872016-04-14https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/3194298/lopez-rosario-v-habib/ . . . ” . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>Lopez-Rosario v. Habib1505872016-04-14https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/3194298/lopez-rosario-v-habib/ . . . ” . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/64.2-2009/37.2-805.1Admission of incapacitated persons pursuant to advance directives or by guardians/37.2-805.1/54.1-2981Short title/54.1-2981/64.2-1600Definitions/64.2-1600/64.2-2001Filing of petition; jurisdiction; instructions to be provided/64.2-2001/64.2-2007Hearing on petition to appoint/64.2-2007//64.2-2009/64.2/IV/D/20/1/64.2-200937.2-805.164.2-2023The court may appoint a limited guardian for an incapacitated person who is capable of addressing some of the essential requirements for his care for the limited purpose of medical decision making, decisions about place of residency, or other specific decisions regarding his personal affairs. The court may appoint a limited conservator for an incapacitated person who is capable of managing some of his property and financial affairs for limited purposes that are specified in the order.sectionBB1Unless the guardian has a professional relationship with the incapacitated person or is employedsectionCC1A guardian need not be appointed for a person who has appointed an agent under an advance directive executed in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (§ 54.1-2981 et seq.) of Chapter 29 of Title 54.1, unless the court determines that the agent is not acting in accordance with the wishes of the principal or there is a need for decision making outside the purview of the advance directive.A conservator need not be appointed for a person (i) who has appointed an agent under a durable power of attorney, unless the court determines pursuant to the Uniform Power of Attorney Act (§ 64.2-1600 et seq.) that the agent is not acting in the best interests of the principal or there is a need for decision making outside the purview of the durable power of attorney or (ii) whose only or major source of income is from the Social Security Administration or other government program and who has a representative payee.sectionDD1