In appointing a guardian of the estate of an infant, unless said infant be over 14 years of age as hereinafter directed in section 21-108, the court shall give preference to --
(1) the parents, or either of them, if living; or
(2) the spouse if the infant is married to a person 18 years of age or older --
when in the judgment of the court the parent or spouse is a suitable person to have the management of the infant's estate.
CREDIT(S)
(Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 738, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1; Oct. 1, 1976, D.C. Law 1-87, § 28, 23 DCR 2544.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 21-107.
1973 Ed., § 21-107.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 1-87, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 21-102.