{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-107","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-107","heading":"Preferences in appointment of guardian of estate.","body":"In appointing a guardian of the estate of an infant, unless said infant be over 14 years of age as hereinafter directed in section 21-108  , the court shall give preference to —\n\n(1)\nthe parents, or either of them, if living; or\n\n(2)\nthe spouse if the infant is married to a person 18 years of age or older —","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/21-107","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"cef307e915148b483c95604085c1dd7702659682d6965c542f7196a71d4dc72b","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-106","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-108"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}