District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 21-107: Preferences in appointment of guardian of estate.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]
Chapter 1. Guardianship of Infants.
Subchapter I. Appointment of Guardian; Bond.

In appointing a guardian of the estate of an infant, unless said infant be over 14 years of age as hereinafter directed in section 21-108 , the court shall give preference to —

(1)

the parents, or either of them, if living; or

(2)

the spouse if the infant is married to a person 18 years of age or older —

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