{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2001","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-2001","heading":"Rule of construction; purposes.","body":"(a)\nThis chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.\n\n(b)\nThe underlying purposes and policies of this chapter are to:\n(1)\nSimplify and clarify the law concerning the affairs of missing individuals, protected individuals, and incapacitated individuals;\n(2)\nPromote a speedy and efficient system for managing and protecting the estates of protected individuals so that assets may be preserved for application to the needs of protected individuals and their dependents; and\n(3)\nProvide a system of general and limited guardianships for incapacitated individuals and coordinate guardianships and protective proceedings concerned with management and protection of estates of incapacitated individuals.","path":["Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]","Chapter 20. Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney.","Subchapter I. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/21-2001","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"b3433515779c836b4babffa35ebad23ffeb4701b3772977e3d21240299de19a3","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-1915","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}