Guardians of Incapacitated Individuals

  1. Law
  2. District of Columbia Code
  3. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]
  4. Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney
  5. Guardians of Incapacitated Individuals

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Section
21–2041

Procedure for court-appointment of a guardian of an incapacitated individual

Section
21–2042

Notice; guardianship proceeding

Section
21–2043

Who may be guardian; priorities

Section
21–2044

Findings; order of appointment

Section
21–2045

Acceptance of appointment; consent of jurisdiction

Section
21–2045.01

Mandatory court review of guardianships

Section
21–2046

Temporary guardians

Section
21–2047

Powers and duties of general guardian and limited guardian

Section
21–2047.01

Limitations on temporary, limited, and general guardians

Section
21–2047.02

Powers and duties of emergency and health-care guardians

Section
21–2047.03

Duty of guardian to inform certain relatives about the health status and residence of a ward

Section
21–2048

Termination of guardianship for incapacitated individual

Section
21–2049

Removal or resignation of guardian; termination of incapacity