D.C. Code § 21-102

Current through codified legislation effective September 18, 2024

Section 21-102 - 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.

D.C. Code § 21-102

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

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