{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-2399.03","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-2399.03","heading":"Parties.","body":"Patries to a guardianship proceeding shall be the vulnerable youth, the proposed guardian, and the vulnerable youth's parents. The court may, at its discretion, on its own motion, or in response to a motion for joinder or intervention, join additional parties to a guardianship proceeding.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 23. Family Division [Family Court] Proceedings.","Subchapter VI. Vulnerable Youth Guardian."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-2399.03","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"60eccddb323a8b549982ab5d0293b5175ab2d5f118c3206798f021f95636a645","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-2399.02","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-2399.04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}