The Probate Court may appoint guardians to indigent minor children for the purpose of securing their enlistment in the naval or marine service of the United States, as provided by law, free of costs on account of the proceeding.
D.C. Code § 21-181
Enlistment of indigent minor children
Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 744, Pub
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