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2018 Code of Virginia
Title 64.2 - Wills, Trusts, and Fiduciaries
Chapter 17 - Appointment of Guardian
§ 64.2-1700. Natural guardians
Universal Citation: VA Code § 64.2-1700 (2018)
The parents of an unmarried minor child are the joint natural guardians of the person of such child with equal legal powers and legal rights with regard to such child, provided that the parents are living together, are respectively competent to transact their own business, and are not otherwise unsuitable. Upon the death of either parent, the survivor shall be the natural guardian of the person of such child. If either parent has abandoned the family, the other parent shall be the natural guardian of the person of such child.
Code 1919, § 5320; 1930, p. 687; Code 1950, § 31-1; 1999, c. 16; 2012, c. 614.
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