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§ 21–101. Natural guardians of the person - (a) The father and mother are the natural guardians of...
§ 21–102. Testamentary guardians of the person - When one parent is dead, the other, whether of full...
§ 21–103. Appointment of guardians of the person by court; limitation of number of wards - (a) When an infant has neither a natural nor testamentary...
§ 21–104. Termination of guardianship of the person - A natural guardianship or an appointive guardianship of the person...
§ 21–105. Appointment by deed or will for child inheriting from parent - (a) In case of the death of either parent from...
§ 21–106. Guardian of estate - (a) Subject to sections 21-101 to 21-104, when land descends...
§ 21–107. Preferences in appointment of guardian of estate - In appointing a guardian of the estate of an infant,...
§ 21–108. Selection of guardian by infant - (a) When a guardian, either of the person or the...
§ 21–109. Spouse as guardian of estate - When an infant to whom a guardian of his or...
§ 21–110. Service on nonresident guardian; failure to give power of attorney - Before original or ancillary letters of guardianship are issued, the...
§ 21–111. Ancillary guardian of estate of nonresident infant - When an infant residing outside the District of Columbia is...
§ 21–112. Suits by ancillary guardian - (a) Upon the granting of ancillary letters, the guardian may...
§ 21–113. Enjoining spouse, parent, or testamentary guardian from interfering with minor’s estate - On application of a friend of an infant entitled to...
§ 21–114. Bond from parents of child entitled to property - When an infant whose father or mother is living becomes...
§ 21–115. Bond of guardian of estate - A guardian appointed by the court, other than a corporation...
§ 21–116. One bond for several wards - When a person is guardian to a number of persons...
§ 21–117. Additional bond - The court may at any time require a guardian to...
§ 21–118. Counter security; petition by surety - If a surety of a guardian by petition sets forth...
§ 21–119. Allowances made before bond given - An allowance made to a guardian for the clothing, support,...
§ 21–120. Settlement of actions involving minor children; appointment of guardian of estate - (a) A person entitled to maintain or defend an action...