{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4809","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-4809","heading":"Challenging a standby guardianship designation.","body":"(a)\nAn individual entitled to notice under §§ 16-4501 through 16-4524 (the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act) [repealed] may challenge a standby guardianship designation order by initiating a child custody proceeding in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia or in any court that could exercise jurisdiction in accordance with §§ 16-4501 through 16-4524.\n\n(b)\nAn order of custody issued by a court of competent jurisdiction supersedes any designation of 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/16-4809","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"9eca593a27f68b2cbad4d47f213fca5c77809f84d497b6e5782c4cbd62bdf81a","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4808","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4810"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}