District of Columbia Statutes
§ 21-2001 — Rule of construction; purposes.
District of Columbia·Title 21 Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]·Ch. 20 Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney.·Subch. I General Provisions.
(a)This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.
(b)The underlying purposes and policies of this chapter are to:
(1)Simplify and clarify the law concerning the affairs of missing individuals, protected individuals, and incapacitated individuals;
(2)Promote a speedy and efficient system for managing and protecting the estates of protected individuals so that assets may be preserved for application to the needs of protected individuals and their dependents; and
(3)Provide a system of general and limited guardianships for incapacitated individuals and coordinate guardianships and protective proceedings concerned with management and protection of estates of incapacitated individuals.
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Legislative History
Feb. 28, 1987, D.C. Law 6-204, § 2(a), 34 DCR 632
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§ 21-101
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Guardian of estate.§ 21-108
Selection of guardian by infant.§ 21-109
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Forest Haven defined.