District of Columbia Code
Chapter 1 - Rights of Surviving Spouse or Domestic Partner, and Children
§ 19–114. Right of surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner if there is no renunciation

A surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner who does not renounce as provided by section 19-113 is entitled to the benefit of all provisions in his favor in the will of the deceased spouse or deceased domestic partner and shall share, in accordance with sections 19-301 and 19-302 in any estate of the deceased spouse or deceased domestic partner undisposed of by the will.
(Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 697, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1; Apr. 4, 2006, D.C. Law 16-79, § 5(i), 53 DCR 1035.)
1981 Ed., § 19-114.
1973 Ed., § 19-114.
This section is referenced in § 19-112 and § 19-113.
D.C. Law 16-79 rewrote section which had read as follows: “A surviving spouse who does not renounce as provided by section 19-113 is entitled to the benefit of all provisions in his favor in the will of the deceased spouse and shall share, in accordance with sections 19-301, 19-302, 19-303, 19-304, and 20-1901, in any estate of the deceased spouse undisposed of by the will.”
The reference to section 20-1901, appearing near the end of this section, is no longer accurate in light of the revisions of Title 20 by the Act of June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72 and by D.C. Law 10-241.

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District of Columbia Code

Title 19 - Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]

Chapter 1 - Rights of Surviving Spouse or Domestic Partner, and Children

§ 19–101. Family allowance; construction; penalties. [Repealed]

§ 19–101.01. Applicable law

§ 19–101.02. Homestead allowance

§ 19–101.03. Exempt property

§ 19–101.04. Family allowance

§ 19–101.05. Source, determination, and documentation; equitable apportionment when minor children are not in custody of the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner

§ 19–101.06. Penalties

§ 19–102. Dower and curtesy abolished

§ 19–103. Forfeiture of dower by desertion and adultery. [Repealed]

§ 19–104. Absent or incompetent spouse. [Repealed]

§ 19–105. Jointure before marriage as bar to dower. [Repealed]

§ 19–106. Jointure after marriage; election. [Repealed]

§ 19–107. Effect of acts of one spouse. [Repealed]

§ 19–107a. Release of dower. [Repealed]

§ 19–108. Recovery of dower withheld; damages. [Repealed]

§ 19–109. Recovery of dower obtained by default or collusion; damages. [Repealed]

§ 19–110. Assignment by guardian; rights of heir. [Repealed]

§ 19–111. Reendowment upon eviction from jointure. [Repealed]

§ 19–112. Devise or bequest to a spouse or domestic partner

§ 19–113. Renunciation of devises and bequests; election; time limitations; renunciation or election by guardian or fiduciary; maximum rights; effect of no devise or bequest or if nothing passes under either; antenuptial or postnuptial agreements

§ 19–114. Right of surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner if there is no renunciation

§ 19–115. Definitions