D.C. Code § 21-2001: Rule of construction; purposes.

(a)

This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.

(b)

The underlying purposes and policies of this chapter are to:

(1)

Simplify and clarify the law concerning the affairs of missing individuals, protected individuals, and incapacitated individuals;

(2)

Promote a speedy and efficient system for managing and protecting the estates of protected individuals so that assets may be preserved for application to the needs of protected individuals and their dependents; and

(3)

Provide a system of general and limited guardianships for incapacitated individuals and coordinate guardianships and protective proceedings concerned with management and protection of estates of incapacitated individuals.