District of Columbia Statutes
§ 21-106 — Guardian of estate.
District of Columbia·Title 21 Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]·Ch. 1 Guardianship of Infants.·Subch. I Appointment of Guardian; Bond.
(a)Subject to sections 21-101 to 21-104, when land descends or is devised to an infant under 18 years of age, or the infant is entitled to a distributive share of the personal estate of an intestate or to a legacy or bequest under a last will, or acquires real or personal property by gift or purchase, the Probate Court may appoint a guardian of the infant’s estate; and if there is a guardian of the person of the infant the guardian of the estate so appointed may be the same or a different person.
(b)The appointment may be made at any time after the probate of the will or the grant of administration when the infant is entitled as a devisee, legatee, or next of kin.
(c)Only trust companies may act as guardian of the estate of more than five infants at one time, unless the infants are en
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Legislative History
Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 738, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1; July 22, 1976, D.C. Law 1-75, § 4(e), 23 DCR 1181
Nearby Sections
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§ 21-101
Natural guardians of the person.§ 21-106
Guardian of estate.§ 21-108
Selection of guardian by infant.§ 21-109
Spouse as guardian of estate.§ 21-1101
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