{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-101","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-101","heading":"Natural guardians of the person.","body":"(a)\nThe father and mother are the natural guardians of the person of their minor children. When either dies or is incapable of acting, the natural guardianship of the person devolves upon the other.\n\n(b)\nThis section does not affect the power of a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint another person guardian of the children when it appears to the court that the welfare of the children requires it.","path":["Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]","Chapter 1. Guardianship of Infants.","Subchapter I. Appointment of Guardian; Bond."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/21-101","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"bd3df57ff4a60e7ee692ec2a676edea781335376b460187c0934b14964ee6d07","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-1305","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}