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§ 31-8. Custody, care and education of wards; ward's estate.

Unless a guardian of the person of a minor is appointed by a parent, thecourt or the clerk, a guardian of a minor's estate who is appointed asaforesaid, and gives bond when it is required, shall have the custody of hisward, except as otherwise provided in §§ 31-1, 31-2, and 31-15. The guardianof a minor's estate shall have the possession, care, and management of theminor's estate, real and personal, and, after first taking into account theminor's other sources of income, support rights and other reasonablyavailable resources of which the guardian is aware, shall provide for theminor's health, education, maintenance and support from the income of suchestate and, if income is not sufficient, from the corpus thereof.

(Code 1919, § 5320; 1930, p. 686; 1989, c. 535; 1999, c. 16.)

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Virginia > Title-31 > Chapter-3 > 31-8

§ 31-8. Custody, care and education of wards; ward's estate.

Unless a guardian of the person of a minor is appointed by a parent, thecourt or the clerk, a guardian of a minor's estate who is appointed asaforesaid, and gives bond when it is required, shall have the custody of hisward, except as otherwise provided in §§ 31-1, 31-2, and 31-15. The guardianof a minor's estate shall have the possession, care, and management of theminor's estate, real and personal, and, after first taking into account theminor's other sources of income, support rights and other reasonablyavailable resources of which the guardian is aware, shall provide for theminor's health, education, maintenance and support from the income of suchestate and, if income is not sufficient, from the corpus thereof.

(Code 1919, § 5320; 1930, p. 686; 1989, c. 535; 1999, c. 16.)


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Virginia > Title-31 > Chapter-3 > 31-8

§ 31-8. Custody, care and education of wards; ward's estate.

Unless a guardian of the person of a minor is appointed by a parent, thecourt or the clerk, a guardian of a minor's estate who is appointed asaforesaid, and gives bond when it is required, shall have the custody of hisward, except as otherwise provided in §§ 31-1, 31-2, and 31-15. The guardianof a minor's estate shall have the possession, care, and management of theminor's estate, real and personal, and, after first taking into account theminor's other sources of income, support rights and other reasonablyavailable resources of which the guardian is aware, shall provide for theminor's health, education, maintenance and support from the income of suchestate and, if income is not sufficient, from the corpus thereof.

(Code 1919, § 5320; 1930, p. 686; 1989, c. 535; 1999, c. 16.)