Preferences in appointment of guardian of estate

  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. Preferences in appointment of guardian of estate

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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 —

(1) the parents, or either of them, if living; or

(2) the spouse if the infant is married to a person 18 years of age or older —

when in the judgment of the court the parent or spouse is a suitable person to have the management of the infant’s estate.

(Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 738, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1; Oct. 1, 1976, D.C. Law 1-87, § 28, 23 DCR 2544.)

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 21-107.

1973 Ed., § 21-107.


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