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Virginia Estate Planning FAQs

• How does guardianship occur?
  Guardianship and conservatorship are legal relationships. Only a judge may appoint a guardian or conservator to be the decision maker for a person who has physical or … more
• What is the difference between a guardian and a conservator?
  The court appoints a guardian to make financial and medical decisions, and the incapacitated person loses the legal right to decide. A conservator makes only financial …
• When is it time to appoint a guardian?
  When an older person loses the ability to make decisions, then it may be time to consider appointing a legal guardian or conservator. Usually, a family member or … more
• What is the Virginia Public Guardianship Program?
  Virginia has a program that allows the courts to appoint a public guardianship agency as legal guardian for a person who has no one else to rely on. A legal guardian … more
• What is an Advance Medical Directive?
  The Virginia Advance Medical Directive is your statement about the medical care you want if you have a terminal condition.

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