{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2004","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-2004","heading":"Effect of a finding of incapacity.","body":"A finding under this chapter that an individual is incapacitated shall not constitute a finding of legal incompetence. An individual found to be incapacitated shall retain all legal rights and abilities other than those expressly limited or curtailed in the order of appointment of a guardian or in a protective proceeding, or subsequent order of the court.","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/21-2004","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"c76293d0942119b3fe3505effd7f9a0a5a6700c7c1b59fb4430d85952a37b1a2","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2003","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}