District of Columbia § 16-4809 Challenging a standby guardianship designation.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 16-4809 — Challenging a standby guardianship designation.

District of Columbia § 16-4809

Title 16Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]

Ch. 48Standby Guardianship.

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D.C. Code § 16-4809 (2026).

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(a)An individual entitled to notice under §§ 16-4501 through 16-4524 (the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act) [repealed] may challenge a standby guardianship designation order by initiating a child custody proceeding in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia or in any court that could exercise jurisdiction in accordance with §§ 16-4501 through 16-4524 .

(b)An order of custody issued by a court of competent jurisdiction supersedes any designation of standby guardianship.

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(a) An individual entitled to notice under §§ 16-4501 through 16-4524 (the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act) [repealed] may challenge a standby guardianship designation order by initiating a child custody proceeding in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia or in any court that could exercise jurisdiction in accordance with §§ 16-4501 through 16-4524 .

(b) An order of custody issued by a court of competent jurisdiction supersedes any designation of standby guardianship.