{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-102","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-102","heading":"Testamentary guardians of the person.","body":"When one parent is dead, the other, whether of full age or not, may, by last will and testament, appoint a guardian of the person to have the care, custody, and tuition of his infant child, other than a married infant; and if the person so appointed refuses the trust, the Probate Court may appoint another person in his place.","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/21-102","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"50328082828c2c3e2517ddcded732a06d4c6b707879230e50402faa2451e09ec","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-101","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}