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petitioning  The following is an overview of Virginia Code §§
64.2-2000 et seq. addressing capacity issues for adults who are
alleged to be incapacitated and, pursuant to a very detailed
statute, if determined by the court to be incapacitated, can
have a guardian and/or conservator appointed to protect their
interests.  The starting point is the statutory definition of an
“incapacitated person” in § 64.2-2000 as follows:  …an adult who
has been found by a court to be incapable of receiving and
evaluating information effectively or responding to people,
events, or environments to such an extent that the individual
lacks the capacity to (i) meet the essential requirements for
his health, care, safety, or therapeutic needs without the
assistance or protection of a guardian or (ii) manage property
or financial affairs or provide for his support or for the
support of has legal dependents without the assistance or
protection of a conservator.  A finding t