{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-103","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-103","heading":"Appointment of guardians of the person by court; limitation of number of wards.","body":"(a)\nWhen an infant has neither a natural nor testamentary guardian, a guardian of the person may be appointed by the Probate Court in its own discretion or on the application of a next friend of the infant.\n\n(b)\nOnly trust companies may act as guardian of the person for more than five infants at one time, unless the infants are members of one family.","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/21-103","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"77b221aa9e7c2c97faec06491e11c72e55a0cee82027530df88b5ff8a6415679","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-102","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}