By accepting appointment, a guardian submits personally to the jurisdiction of the court in any proceeding relating to the guardianship that may be instituted by any interested person. Notice of any proceeding shall be delivered or mailed to the guardian at the address listed in the court records and at the address as then known to the petitioner, except where the guardian resides in a foreign jurisdiction in which case notice shall be made to the court.
(Feb. 28, 1987, D.C. Law 6-204, § 2(a), 34 DCR 632.)
1981 Ed., § 21-2045.
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 2-207 of the Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act (1982 Act).
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 21 - Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]
Chapter 20 - Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney
Subchapter V - Guardians of Incapacitated Individuals
§ 21–2041. Procedure for court-appointment of a guardian of an incapacitated individual
§ 21–2042. Notice; guardianship proceeding
§ 21–2043. Who may be guardian; priorities
§ 21–2044. Findings; order of appointment
§ 21–2045. Acceptance of appointment; consent of jurisdiction
§ 21–2045.01. Mandatory court review of guardianships
§ 21–2046. Temporary guardians
§ 21–2047. Powers and duties of general guardian and limited guardian
§ 21–2047.01. Limitations on temporary, limited, and general guardians
§ 21–2047.02. Powers and duties of emergency and health-care guardians
§ 21–2048. Termination of guardianship for incapacitated individual
§ 21–2049. Removal or resignation of guardian; termination of incapacity