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PUBLIC LAW 89-183-SEPT. 14, 1965

[79 STAT.

§ 21-702. Property subject to liens Where a mentally ill person is entitled to real or personal estate in the District of Columbia which is liable to a mortgage, trust, or lien, or is in any way charged with the payment of money, the court may decree in the case as if the mentally ill person were of sound mind. § 21-703. Property subject to executory contract Where a mentally ill person: (1) is entitled to real or personal estate in the District of Columbia bound by an executory contract entered into by the person from whom he derived title; or (2) claims a right or interest in property under such a contract-— the court in either case may decree the execution of the contract or enter a proper decree, as if the parties were of sound mind. §21-704. Contract for sale by adult in behalf of himself and mentally ill person When, upon a hearing and an examination of the circumstances, the court considers a contract for the sale of real estate by persons interested therein jointly or in common with a mentally ill person, to be for the interest and advantage both of the mentally ill person, and of the other persons interested therein, 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 mentally ill person in the real estate. §21-705. Ancillary guardian of nonresident mentally ill person When a mentally ill person residing outside the District of Columbia is entitled to property or to maintain an action in the District of Columbia, a general guardian or committee of his estate, appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction in the State or territory where the mentally ill person resides, or a person at the request of the guardian or committee, may petition the court for ancillary letters as guardian or committee. The petition shall be under oath, accompanied by certified copies of as much of the record and proceedings as shows the appointment of the guardian or committee and that he has given a sufficient bond to account for all property and money that may come into his hands by virtue of the authority conferred. The court may thereupon issue to the guardian or committee ancillary letters as such guardian or committee, without citation, or may cite such persons as it believes proper to show cause why the application should be refused; and the court shall require the security required by law in like cases from a resident guardian or committee. § 21-706. Suits by ancillary guardian (a) Upon the granting of ancillary letters, the guardian may institute and prosecute to judgment any action in the courts of the District of Columbia, take possession of all property of his wardj and collect and receive all moneys belonging and due to him therein, give full receipt and acquittances for debts, and release all claims, liens, and mortgages belonging to the ward, on property in the District of Columbia, in the same manner as if his authority had been originally conferred by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

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