Title 21 — Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]

This chapter may be cited as the “Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act”.

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Adult” means an individual who has attained 18 years of age. (2) “Conservator” means a person appointed by the court to administer the property of an adult, including a person appointed under §§ 21-2001 to 21-2077. (3) “Guardian” m…

The Superior Court may treat a foreign country as if it were a state for the purpose of applying this subchapter and Subchapters II, III, and V [of this chapter].

(a) The Superior Court may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this chapter. The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, the court shall make a rec…

(a) In a guardianship or protective proceeding in the District of Columbia, the Superior Court may request the appropriate court of another state to do any of the following: (1) Hold an evidentiary hearing; (2) Order a person in that state to produce evidence or give testimony pu…

(a) In a guardianship or protective proceeding, in addition to other procedures that may be available, testimony of a witness who is located in another state may be offered by deposition or other means allowable in the District of Columbia for testimony taken in another state. Th…

(a) For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Emergency” means a circumstance that likely will result in substantial harm to a respondent’s health, safety, or welfare, and for which the appointment of a guardian is necessary because no other person has authority and is …

This subchapter provides the exclusive jurisdictional basis for the Superior Court to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order for an adult.

The Superior Court has jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order for a respondent if: (1) The District of Columbia is the respondent’s home state; (2) On the date the petition is filed, the District of Columbia is a significant-connection state and: (A) The r…

(a) Even if the Superior Court lacks jurisdiction under § 21-2402.03, the court has special jurisdiction to do any of the following: (1) Appoint a guardian in an emergency for a term not exceeding 90 days for a respondent who is physically present in the District of Columbia; (2)…

Except as otherwise provided in § 21-2402.04, a court that has appointed a guardian or issued a protective order consistent with this chapter has exclusive and continuing jurisdiction over the proceeding until it is terminated by the court or the appointment or order expires by i…

(a) Even if the Superior Court has jurisdiction under § 21-2402.03 to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order, the court may decline to exercise its jurisdiction if it determines at any time that a court of another state is a more appropriate forum. (b) If the Superior Cou…

(a) If at any time the Superior Court determines that it acquired jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order because of unjustifiable conduct, the court may: (1) Decline to exercise jurisdiction; (2) Exercise jurisdiction for the limited purpose of fashioning …

If a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order is brought in the District of Columbia and the District was not the respondent’s home state on the date the petition was filed, in addition to complying with the notice requirements of the District,…

Except for a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an emergency or issuance of a protective order limited to property located in the District of Columbia under § 21-2402.04(a)(1) or (2), if a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order is …

(a) A guardian or conservator appointed in the District of Columbia may petition the Superior Court to transfer the guardianship or conservatorship to another state. (b) Notice of a petition under subsection (a) of this section shall be given to the persons that would be entitled…

(a) To confirm transfer of a guardianship or conservatorship transferred to the District of Columbia under provisions similar to § 21-2403.01, the guardian or conservator shall petition the Superior Court to accept the guardianship or conservatorship. The petition shall include a…

If a guardian has been appointed in another state and a petition for the appointment of a guardian is not pending in the District of Columbia, the guardian appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the guardia…

If a conservator has been appointed in another state and a petition for a protective order is not pending in the District of Columbia, the conservator appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the protective o…

(a) Upon registration of a guardianship or protective order from another state, the guardian or conservator may exercise in the District of Columbia all powers authorized in the order of appointment except as prohibited under the laws of the District, including maintaining action…

In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, approved June 30, 2000 (114 Stat. 464; 15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq.), but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that act (15 U.S.C. § 7001(c) ) or authorize e…

(a) This chapter applies to guardianship and protective proceedings begun on or after [November 25, 2008]. (b) Subchapters I, III, and IV [of this chapter] and §§ 21-2405.01 and 21-2405.02 apply to proceedings begun before [November 25, 2008], regardless of whether a guardianship…