Code of the District of Columbia
Official codified DC law sourced from the DC Council Open Law Library (public domain). 21,163 sections indexed.
- § 20-703Preferences; sale of estate property.
- § 20-704Notice of appointment to interested persons, creditors and unknown heirs.
- § 20-705Filing revised and corrected documents.
- § 20-711Inventory; general.
- § 20-712Appraisal; supervised administration.
- § 20-713.01Unsupervised administration; inventory and appraisal duties of unsupervised personal representative.
- § 20-713Supervised administration; supplemental inventory; reappraisal.
- § 20-714Revision of inventory.
- § 20-715Inventory of successor personal representative.
- § 20-721Duty to account; supervised administration.
- § 20-722Initial account; supervised administration.
- § 20-723Subsequent account; supervised administration.
- § 20-724When to render accounts; supervised administration.
- § 20-725Failure to render account.
- § 20-726Exceptions to account; supervised administration.
- § 20-731Waiver of filing; supervised administration.
- § 20-732Waiver of formal Court audit; supervised administration.
- § 20-733Right of heir or legatee.
- § 20-734Duty to account; unsupervised administration.
- § 20-735Optional proceedings, terminating unsupervised administration; testate or intestate; Certificate of Completion.
- § 20-736Finality.
- § 20-741General powers.
- § 20-742Court order.
- § 20-743.01Sale, encumbrance, or transaction involving conflict of interest; voidable; exceptions.
- § 20-743Improper exercise of power; breach of fiduciary duty.
- § 20-744Protection of person dealing with personal representative.
- § 20-751Compensation.
- § 20-752Expenses of estate litigation.
- § 20-753Proceedings for review of employment of agents and compensation of personal representatives and employees of estate.
- § 20-901Claim not paid in normal course of administration.
- § 20-902Effect of statute of limitations.
- § 20-903Limitation on presentation of claims against the estate.
- § 20-904Exempt assets.
- § 20-905Manner of presentation of claim.
- § 20-906Order of payment.
- § 20-907Funeral expenses.
- § 20-908Action on claims; remedy for failure to act.
- § 20-909Payment of claim.
- § 20-910Meeting of creditors.
- § 20-911Claim not yet due.
- § 20-912Secured claim.
- § 20-913Contingent claim.
- § 20-914Execution and levy prohibited.
- § 21-101Natural guardians of the person.
- § 21-102Testamentary guardians of the person.
- § 21-103Appointment of guardians of the person by court; limitation of number of wards.
- § 21-104Termination of guardianship of the person.
- § 21-105Appointment by deed or will for child inheriting from parent.
- § 21-106Guardian of estate.
- § 21-107Preferences in appointment of guardian of estate.
- § 21-108Selection of guardian by infant.
- § 21-109Spouse as guardian of estate.
- § 21-110Service on nonresident guardian; failure to give power of attorney.
- § 21-1101Forest Haven defined.
- § 21-1102Persons received in Forest Haven; age limit
- § 21-1103petition as to substantial retardation; contents; verification; notice;process
- § 21-1104Summons; contents; answer not required; return day; service
- § 21-1105Appointment and qualifications of physicians; examination; certificate
- § 21-1106Warrant to take into custody; detention or temporary guardianship; place of detention
- § 21-1107Hearing; continuances; character of proofs; jury trial
- § 21-1108Dismissal and discharge, or placement in Forest Haven; controlling considerations
- § 21-1108AVoluntary admission to Forest Haven
- § 21-1109Private and public patients; bond for support and maintenance; sufficiency and justification of sureties.
- § 21-111Ancillary guardian of estate of nonresident infant.
- § 21-1110Liability of estate of public patient for maintenance.
- § 21-1111Proceedings to charge relatives legally responsible for maintenance of public patient; collection of maintenance payments; enforcement of order; liability of decedent’s estate.
- § 21-1112Public patients may become private patients by filing bond and paying advance.
- § 21-1113Restrictions on discharge; petition for discharge; causes for discharge; superintendent to be notified; notice of variation of order; denial on petition not a bar to another.
- § 21-1114Proceeding when child brought before Family Division appears to have at least a moderate intellectual disability.
- § 21-1115Inquiry under this chapter if person convicted of offense.
- § 21-1116Transfer to Saint Elizabeths Hospital when person becomes insane
- § 21-1117Separate docket of cases brought under section 21-1103; reports of commissions
- § 21-1118Transfer of substantially retarded from National Training Schools for Boys or Girls
- § 21-1119Removal from school of nonresidents of the District of Columbia.
- § 21-112Suits by ancillary guardian.
- § 21-1120Paroles; conditions; expense; discretion of superintendent; violation; return
- § 21-1121Citation, order, or process on patients to be served only by superintendent
- § 21-1122Approval of patients’ contracts, etc., by court
- § 21-1123Offenses and penalties
- § 21-113Enjoining spouse, parent, or testamentary guardian from interfering with minor’s estate.
- § 21-114Bond from parents of child entitled to property.
- § 21-115Bond of guardian of estate.
- § 21-116One bond for several wards.
- § 21-117Additional bond.
- § 21-118Counter security; petition by surety.
- § 21-119Allowances made before bond given.
- § 21-120Settlement of actions involving minor children; appointment of guardian of estate.
- § 21-1201Definitions.
- § 21-1202Self-administration of medication by program participants.
- § 21-1203Administration of medication to program participants by trained employees.
- § 21-1204Requirements of medication orders.
- § 21-1205Rules and regulations for implementation.
- § 21-1206Fees.
- § 21-1301Appointment of committee
- § 21-1302Bond; powers and duties
- § 21-1303Jurisdiction of court over property
- § 21-1304Discharge
- § 21-141Possession of property.
- § 21-142Inventory.
- § 21-143Duties; accounts; maintenance and education; sales; compensation.
- § 21-144Property subject to liens.
- § 21-145Property subject to executory contract.
- § 21-146Contract for sale by adult in behalf of himself and infant.
- § 21-147Sale of infant’s principal for maintenance or education.
- § 21-148Sale or exchange of real estate; proceedings.
- § 21-149Parties.
- § 21-150Proof.
- § 21-1501Appointment of conservators
- § 21-1502Filing of petition; requirements; time and place of hearings; appointment of guardian ad litem
- § 21-1503Bond; powers and duties
- § 21-1504Discharge
- § 21-1505Appointment of temporary conservator
- § 21-1506Personal welfare of person under conservatorship
- § 21-1507Lis pendens
- § 21-151Decree of sale; costs.
- § 21-152Terms of sale; lien.
- § 21-153Exchanges; appointment of trustees.
- § 21-154Ratification of sales by court.
- § 21-155Sale or exchange of particular estate or remainder; application of income.
- § 21-156Lease of infant’s estate.
- § 21-157Mortgage of infant’s estate.
- § 21-158Final account.
- § 21-1701Definitions.
- § 21-1702Application of payment made to fiduciaries.
- § 21-1703Transfer of negotiable instruments by fiduciary.
- § 21-1704Check drawn by fiduciary payable to third person.
- § 21-1705Check drawn by and payable to fiduciary.
- § 21-1706Deposit in name of fiduciary as such.
- § 21-1707Deposit in name of principal; check drawn thereon by fiduciary; check payable to drawee bank.
- § 21-1708Conforming amendment.
- § 21-1709Deposit in names of two or more trustees.
- § 21-1710Law not retroactive.
- § 21-1711Cases not provided for by chapter.
- § 21-1712Short title.
- § 21-1721Investment of trust assets.
- § 21-1722Prohibition from exercising powers conferred upon trustee.
- § 21-1801Charitable and split-interest trusts.
- § 21-181Enlistment of indigent minor children.
- § 21-182Preparation of guardianship papers.
- § 21-1901Petition for appointment of receiver, where absentees interested in property; Corporation Counsel as party
- § 21-1902Warrant to United States marshal; fees of marshal
- § 21-1903Notice of hearing to absentee and interested parties
- § 21-1904Time of hearing; publication and posting of notice
- § 21-1905Appointment of receiver; bond; finding of date of disappearance
- § 21-1906Transfer of property to receiver; schedule of property
- § 21-1907Possession, by receiver, of additional property; collection of debts
- § 21-1908Procedure where absentee left only debts due him; appointment of receiver
- § 21-1909Care, custody, sale of property
- § 21-1910Support of absentee’s spouse and minor children
- § 21-1911Receiver may adjust claims of or against estate
- § 21-1912Compensation of receiver; interest of absentee in property to cease after fourteen years
- § 21-1913Distribution after fourteen years as if absentee had died intestate
- § 21-1914Time for distribution and accounting when receiver not appointed within thirteen years
- § 21-1915Construction with other laws
- § 21-2001Rule of construction; purposes.
- § 21-2002Supplementary general principles of law applicable.
- § 21-2003Standard of proof.
- § 21-2004Effect of a finding of incapacity.
- § 21-2011Definitions.
- § 21-2021Territorial application.
- § 21-2022Practice in court.
- § 21-2023Jury trial.
- § 21-2024Appeals.
- § 21-2031Notice; method, contents, and time of giving.
- § 21-2032Notice; waiver.
- § 21-2033Guardian ad litem; counsel; visitor.
- § 21-2034Request for notice; interested person.
- § 21-2041Procedure for court-appointment of a guardian of an incapacitated individual.
- § 21-2042Notice; guardianship proceeding.
- § 21-2043Who may be guardian; priorities.
- § 21-2044Findings; order of appointment.
- § 21-2045.01Mandatory court review of guardianships.
- § 21-2045Acceptance of appointment; consent of jurisdiction.
- § 21-2046Temporary guardians.
- § 21-2047.01Limitations on temporary, limited, and general guardians.
- § 21-2047.02Powers and duties of emergency and health-care guardians.
- § 21-2047Powers and duties of general guardian and limited guardian.
- § 21-2048Termination of guardianship for incapacitated individual.
- § 21-2049Removal or resignation of guardian; termination of incapacity.
- § 21-2051Protective proceedings.
- § 21-2052Original petition for appointment or protective order.
- § 21-2053Notice.
- § 21-2054Procedure concerning hearing and order on original petition.
- § 21-2055Permissible court orders.
- § 21-2056Protective arrangements and single transactions authorized.
- § 21-2057Who may be appointed conservator; priorities.
- § 21-2058Bond.
- § 21-2059Effect of acceptance of appointment.
- § 21-2060Compensation and expenses.
- § 21-2061Death, resignation, or removal of conservator.
- § 21-2062Petitions for orders subsequent to appointment.
- § 21-2063General duty of conservator.
- § 21-2064Inventory and records.
- § 21-2065Accounts.
- § 21-2066Conservators; title by appointment.
- § 21-2067Recording of conservator’s letters.
- § 21-2068Sale, encumbrance, or transaction involving conflict of interest; voidable; exceptions.
- § 21-2069Persons dealing with conservators; protection.
- § 21-2070Powers of conservator in administration.
- § 21-2071Distributive duties and powers of conservator.
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