Testamentary guardians of the person

1. Law
2. District of Columbia Code
3. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]
4. Guardianship of Infants
5. Appointment of Guardian; Bond
6. Testamentary guardians of the person

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.

(Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 737, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1; Oct. 1, 1976, D.C. Law 1-87, § 27, 23 DCR 2544.)

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 21-102.

1973 Ed., § 21-102.

Cross References

Abuse of adults, duty to report, see § 7-1903.

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