{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4803","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-4803","heading":"Designation of a standby guardian.","body":"(a)\nA designator may designate a standby guardian at any time.\n\n(b)\nThe designation of a standby guardian shall be in writing and shall contain the following information:\n(1)\nThe full name, address, birth date, and gender of the child affected;\n(2)\nThe full name, address, and telephone number of the designator; and\n(3)\nIf known, the names and addresses of any other persons having legal rights to the care, custody, or control of the child.\n\n(c)\nThe designation shall be signed by the designator. Another adult may sign the designation on behalf of the designator if the designator is physically unable to do so, the designator expressly requests that the adult sign the designation, and the adult signs the designation in the presence of the designator. The designated standby guardian or alternate standby guardian may not sign on behalf of the designator.\n\n(d)\nThe designation shall be signed and dated by the designator or the designator’s proxy in the presence of 2 witnesses who shall be over 18 years of age and who cannot be the standby guardian or the alternate standby guardian. The witnesses shall indicate their witnessing of the signing of the designation by signing the designation.\n\n(e)\nThe designation shall include a statement that the designation is not valid until it is signed and witnessed as required by subsection (d) of this section.\n\n(f)\nThe standby guardian, and the alternate standby guardian, if one is designated, shall sign the executed designation to indicate acceptance of the standby guardianship.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 48. Standby Guardianship."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-4803","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"b1e3e3f7633f34f26d07479cf936a8444abc47b004bbfd95a1d7cb490a308b29","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4802","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4804"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}