Children born out of wedlock and the heirs of children born out of wedlock are capable of taking real and personal estate by inheritance from their mother or from their father if parenthood has been established, or from each other, or from heirs of each other, as the case may be, in like manner as if born in lawful wedlock, and the mother and such father, and their respective heirs, are capable of inheriting from such children.
(Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 699, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1; Oct. 1, 1976, D.C. Law 1-87, § 22(a), (c), 23 DCR 2544; June 13, 1978, D.C. Law 2-78, § 2, 24 DCR 9282; June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 204(c), 27 DCR 2155.)
1981 Ed., § 19-316.
1973 Ed., § 19-316.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 19 - Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]
Chapter 3 - Intestates’ Estates
§ 19–301. Course of descents generally
§ 19–302. Share of spouse or domestic partner
§ 19–303. When surviving spouse entitled to one-third. [Repealed]
§ 19–304. When surviving spouse entitled to one-half. [Repealed]
§ 19–305. Distribution of surplus after payment to surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner
§ 19–306. Children to share equally
§ 19–307. Grandchildren’s share
§ 19–308. Share of father and mother
§ 19–309. Share of brother or sister or their descendants
§ 19–310. Brothers and sisters to share equally
§ 19–311. Share of collateral relations
§ 19–312. Share of grandfather and grandmother
§ 19–313. Death of distributee before distribution
§ 19–314. Share of posthumous children
§ 19–315. No distinction between whole- and half-blood
§ 19–316. Share of children born out of wedlock; their heirs; mother; father
§ 19–318. Antenuptial children
§ 19–320. Felonious homicide as barring inheritance; insurance policies; bona fide purchasers