District of Columbia Statutes
§ 21-146 — Contract for sale by adult in behalf of himself and infant.
District of Columbia·Title 21 Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]·Ch. 1 Guardianship of Infants.·Subch. II Property of Infants.
When a contract is made for the sale of real estate by persons interested therein jointly or in common with an infant, for and in behalf of all the persons so interested, which the court, upon a hearing and examination of the circumstances, considers to be for the interest and advantage both of the infant and of the other persons interested therein to be confirmed, the court may confirm the contract and order a deed to be executed according to it. Sales and deeds made in pursuance of the order are sufficient in law to transfer the estate and interest of the infant in the real estate.
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Legislative History
Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 742, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1
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