District of Columbia Code
Title 19 - Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]

§ 19–101.05. Source, determination, and documentation; equitable apportionment when minor children are not in custody of the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner - (a) If the estate is otherwise sufficient, property specifically devised...

§ 19–101.06. Penalties - Whoever, with respect to the allowances or exemptions authorized by...

§ 19–102. Dower and curtesy abolished - The estates of dower and curtesy are abolished. (Sept. 14,...

§ 19–103. Forfeiture of dower by desertion and adultery. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 694, Pub. L. 89-183,...

§ 19–104. Absent or incompetent spouse. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 694, Pub. L. 89-183,...

§ 19–105. Jointure before marriage as bar to dower. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 695, Pub. L. 89-183,...

§ 19–106. Jointure after marriage; election. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 695, Pub. L. 89-183,...

§ 19–107. Effect of acts of one spouse. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 695, Pub. L. 89-183,...

§ 19–107a. Release of dower. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1267, ch. 854, §...

§ 19–108. Recovery of dower withheld; damages. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 695, Pub. L. 89-183,...

§ 19–109. Recovery of dower obtained by default or collusion; damages. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 695, Pub. L. 89-183,...

§ 19–110. Assignment by guardian; rights of heir. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 696, Pub. L. 89-183,...

§ 19–111. Reendowment upon eviction from jointure. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 696, Pub. L. 89-183,...

§ 19–112. Devise or bequest to a spouse or domestic partner - Subject to section 19-114 , and unless it is otherwise...

§ 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 - (a) Subject to section 19-114, a surviving spouse or surviving...

§ 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...

§ 19–115. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Domestic...

Chapter 3 - Intestates’ Estates

§ 19–301. Course of descents generally - The real estate in the District of Columbia, of a...

§ 19–302. Share of spouse or domestic partner - The intestate share of a decedent’s surviving spouse or surviving...

§ 19–303. When surviving spouse entitled to one-third. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 698, Pub. L. 89-183,...

§ 19–304. When surviving spouse entitled to one-half. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 698, Pub. L. 89-183,...

§ 19–305. Distribution of surplus after payment to surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner - The surplus, above the share of the surviving spouse or...

§ 19–306. Children to share equally - When the intestate leaves children and no other descendants, the...

§ 19–307. Grandchildren’s share - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, and to...

§ 19–308. Share of father and mother - When the intestate leaves no child, or descendant, the whole...

§ 19–309. Share of brother or sister or their descendants - When the intestate leaves a brother or sister, or child...

§ 19–310. Brothers and sisters to share equally - Each brother and sister of the intestate is entitled to...

§ 19–311. Share of collateral relations - After children, descendants, parents, brothers, and sisters of the deceased...

§ 19–312. Share of grandfather and grandmother - The grandparents, or such of them as survive, share alike...

§ 19–313. Death of distributee before distribution - When a person entitled to distribution dies before the distribution...

§ 19–314. Share of posthumous children - A right in the inheritance to real or personal property...

§ 19–315. No distinction between whole- and half-blood - There is no distinction between the kindred of the whole-...

§ 19–316. Share of children born out of wedlock; their heirs; mother; father - Children born out of wedlock and the heirs of children...

§ 19–317. Trust estates - When a trustee is seized of the naked legal estate...

§ 19–318. Antenuptial children - When a man has a child by a woman whom...

§ 19–319. Advancements - (a) If a child or descendant has been advanced by...

§ 19–320. Felonious homicide as barring inheritance; insurance policies; bona fide purchasers - (a) A person convicted of felonious homicide of another person,...

§ 19–321. Descent through alien ancestor no bar - In making title by descent it is no bar to...

§ 19–322. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter, the term “domestic partner”...

Chapter 5 - Simultaneous Deaths; Uniform Law

§ 19–501. Definitions - For the purposes of the chapter, the term: (1) “Co-owners...

§ 19–502. Requirement of survival by 120 hours under probate laws - (a) Except as provided in section 19-506, if the title...

§ 19–503. Requirement of survival by 120 hours under governing instruments - Except as provided in section 19-506 , for purposes of...

§ 19–504. Co-owners with right of survivorship; requirement of survival by 120 hours - Except as provided in section 19-506 : (1) If it...

§ 19–505. Evidence of death or status - In addition to the rules of evidence, the following rules...

§ 19–506. Exceptions - Survival by 120 hours is not required if: (1) The...

§ 19–507. Protection of payors, bona fide purchasers, and other third parties; personal liability of recipient - (a) A payor or other third party is not liable...

§ 19–508. Uniformity of application and construction - This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its...

§ 19–509. Application to existing relationships - On the effective date of this chapter [April 27, 2001]:...

Chapter 6 - Nonprobate Transfers on Death; Uniform Law

Subchapter I - Provisions Relating to Effect of Death

§ 19–601.01. Nonprobate transfers on death - (a) A provision for a nonprobate transfer on death in...

§ 19–601.02. Liability of nonprobate transferees for creditor claims and statutory allowances - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term “nonprobate...

Subchapter II - Multiple-Person Accounts

Part A - Definitions and General Provisions

§ 19–602.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Account”...

§ 19–602.02. Limitation on scope of subchapter - This subchapter does not apply to: (1) An account established...

§ 19–602.03. Types of account; existing accounts - (a) An account may be for a single party or...

§ 19–602.04. Forms - (a) A contract of deposit that contains provisions in substantially...

§ 19–602.05. Designation of agent - (a) By a writing signed by all parties, the parties...

§ 19–602.06. Applicability of subchapter - The provisions of part B concerning beneficial ownership as between...

Part B - Ownership as Between Parties and Others

§ 19–602.11. Ownership during lifetime - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term “net...

§ 19–602.12. Rights at death - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, on death...

§ 19–602.13. Alteration of rights - (a) Rights at death under section 19-602.12 are determined by...

§ 19–602.14. Accounts and transfers nontestamentary - A transfer resulting from the application of section 19-602.12 is...

§ 19–602.15. Community property and tenancy by the entireties - (a) A deposit of community property in an account does...

Part C - Protection Of Financial Institutions

§ 19–602.21. Authority of financial institution - A financial institution may enter into a contract of deposit...

§ 19–602.22. Payment on multiple-party account - A financial institution, on request, may pay sums on deposit...

§ 19–602.23. Payment on POD designation - A financial institution, on request, may pay sums on deposit...

§ 19–602.24. Payment to designated agent - A financial institution, on request of an agent under an...

§ 19–602.25. Payment to minor - If a financial institution is required or permitted to make...

§ 19–602.26. Discharge - (a) Payment made pursuant to this subchapter in accordance with...

§ 19–602.27. Set-off - Without qualifying any other statutory right to set-off or lien...

Subchapter III - Uniform TOD Security Registration

§ 19–603.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Beneficiary...

§ 19–603.02. Registration in beneficiary form; sole or joint tenancy ownership - Only individuals whose registration of a security shows sole ownership...

§ 19–603.03. Registration in beneficiary form; applicable law - A security may be registered in beneficiary form if the...

§ 19–603.04. Origination of registration in beneficiary form - A security, whether evidenced by certificate or account, is registered...

§ 19–603.05. Form of registration in beneficiary form - Registration in beneficiary form may be shown by the words...

§ 19–603.06. Effect of registration in beneficiary form - The designation of a TOD beneficiary on a registration in...

§ 19–603.07. Ownership on death of owner - On death of a sole owner or the last to...

§ 19–603.08. Protection of registering entity - (a) A registering entity is not required to offer or...

§ 19–603.09. Nontestamentary transfer on death - (a) A transfer on death resulting from a registration in...

§ 19–603.10. Terms, conditions, and forms for registration - (a) A registering entity offering to accept registrations in beneficiary...

§ 19–603.11. Application of subchapter - This subchapter applies to registrations of securities in beneficiary form...

Subchapter IV - Uniform Real Property Transfers On Death

§ 19–604.01. Short title - This subchapter may be cited as the “Uniform Real Property...

§ 19–604.02. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Beneficiary”...

§ 19–604.03. Applicability - This subchapter applies to a transfer on death deed made...

§ 19–604.04. Nonexclusivity - This subchapter does not affect any method of transferring property...

§ 19–604.05. Transfer on death deed authorized - An individual may transfer property to one or more beneficiaries...

§ 19–604.06. Transfer on death deed revocable - A transfer on death deed is revocable under § 19-604.11...

§ 19–604.07. Transfer on death deed nontestamentary - A transfer on death deed is nontestamentary. (Mar. 19, 2013,...

§ 19–604.08. Capacity of transferor - The capacity required to make or revoke a transfer on...

§ 19–604.09. Requirements - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

§ 19–604.10. Notice, delivery, acceptance, consideration not required - A transfer on death deed is effective without: (1) Notice...

§ 19–604.11. Revocation by instrument authorized; revocation by act not permitted - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, an instrument...

§ 19–604.12. Effect of transfer on death deed during transferor’s life - During a transferor’s life, a transfer on death deed does...

§ 19–604.13. Effect of transfer on death deed at transferor’s death - (a) Except as otherwise provided in the transfer on death...

§ 19–604.14. Disclaimer - A beneficiary may disclaim all or part of the beneficiary’s...

§ 19–604.15. Liability for creditor claims and statutory allowances - A beneficiary of a transfer on death deed is liable...

§ 19–604.16. Optional form of transfer on death deed - The following form may be used to create a transfer...

§ 19–604.17. Optional form of revocation - The following form may be used to create an instrument...

§ 19–604.18. Uniformity of application and construction - In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be...

§ 19–604.19. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act - This subchapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in...

Chapter 7 - Escheat

§ 19–701. Escheatment - (a) When there is no surviving spouse, surviving domestic partner,...

Chapter 9 - Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities; Uniform Law

§ 19–901. Statutory rule against perpetuities - (a) A nonvested property interest is invalid unless: (1) When...

§ 19–902. When nonvested property interest or power of appointment is created - (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of...

§ 19–903. Reformation - Upon the petition of an interested person, a court shall...

§ 19–904. Exclusions from statutory rule against perpetuities - (a) Section 19-901 does not apply to: (1) A nonvested...

§ 19–905. Prospective application - (a) Except as extended by subsection (b) of this section,...

§ 19–906. Supersession - This chapter supersedes the rule of the common law known...

§ 19–907. Uniformity of application and construction - In applying and construing this Uniform Act [this chapter], consideration...

Chapter 11 - Custodial Trusts; Uniform Law

§ 19–1101. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Adult”...

§ 19–1102. Custodial trust; general - (a) A person may create a custodial trust of property...

§ 19–1103. Custodial trustee for future payment or transfer - (a) A person having the right to designate the recipient...

§ 19–1104. Form and effect of receipt and acceptance by custodial trustee; jurisdiction - (a) Obligations of a custodial trustee, including the obligation to...

§ 19–1105. Transfer to custodial trustee by fiduciary or obligor; facility of payment - (a) Unless otherwise directed by an instrument designating a custodial...

§ 19–1106. Multiple beneficiaries; separate custodial trusts; survivorship - (a) Beneficial interests in a custodial trust created for multiple...

§ 19–1107. General duties of custodial trustee - (a) If appropriate, a custodial trustee shall register or record...

§ 19–1108. General powers of custodial trustee - (a) A custodial trustee, acting in a fiduciary capacity, has...

§ 19–1109. Use of custodial trust property - (a) A custodial trustee shall pay to the beneficiary or...

§ 19–1110. Determination of incapacity; effect - (a) The custodial trustee shall administer the custodial trust as...

§ 19–1111. Exemption of third person from liability - A third person, in good faith and without a court...

§ 19–1112. Liability to third person - (a) A claim based on a contract entered into by...

§ 19–1113. Declination, resignation, incapacity, death, or removal of custodial trustee; designation of successor custodial trustee - (a) Before accepting the custodial trust property, a person designated...

§ 19–1114. Expenses, compensation, and bond of custodial trustee - Except as otherwise provided in the instrument creating the custodial...

§ 19–1115. Reporting and accounting by custodial trustee; determination of liability of custodial trustee - (a) Upon the acceptance of custodial trust property, the custodial...

§ 19–1116. Limitations of action against custodial trustee - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,...

§ 19–1117. Distribution on termination - (a) Upon termination of a custodial trust, the custodial trustee...

§ 19–1118. Methods and forms for creating custodial trusts - (a) If a transaction, including a declaration with respect to...

§ 19–1119. Applicable law - (a) This chapter applies to a transfer or declaration creating...

§ 19–1120. Uniformity of application and construction - This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its...

Chapter 13 - Uniform Trust Code

Subchapter I - General Provisions and Definitions

§ 19–1301.01. Short title - This chapter may be cited as the “Uniform Trust Code”....

§ 19–1301.02. Scope - This chapter applies to express trusts, charitable or noncharitable, and...

§ 19–1301.03. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Action,”...

§ 19–1301.04. Knowledge - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a person...

§ 19–1301.05. Default and mandatory rules - (a) Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the...

§ 19–1301.06. Common law of trusts; principles of equity - The common law of trusts and principles of equity supplement...

§ 19–1301.07. Governing law - The meaning and effect of the terms of a trust...

§ 19–1301.08. Principal place of administration - (a) Without precluding other means for establishing a sufficient connection...

§ 19–1301.09. Methods and waiver of notice - (a) Notice to a person under this chapter or the...

§ 19–1301.10. Others treated as qualified beneficiaries - (a) Whenever notice to qualified beneficiaries of a trust is...

§ 19–1301.11. Nonjudicial settlement agreements - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term “interested...

Subchapter II - Judicial Proceedings

§ 19–1302.01. Role of court in administration of trust - (a) The court may intervene in the administration of a...

§ 19–1302.02. Jurisdiction over trustee and beneficiary - (a) By accepting the trusteeship of a trust having its...

Subchapter III - Representation

§ 19–1303.01. Representation: basic effect - (a) Notice to a person who may represent and bind...

§ 19–1303.02. Representation by holder of general testamentary power of appointment - The holder of a power of appointment may represent and...

§ 19–1303.03. Representation by fiduciaries and parents - To the extent there is no conflict of interest between...

§ 19–1303.04. Representation by person having substantially identical interest - Unless otherwise represented, a minor, incapacitated, or unborn individual, or...

§ 19–1303.05. Appointment of representative - (a) If the court determines that an interest is not...

Subchapter IV - Creation, Validity, Modification, and Termination of Trust

§ 19–1304.01. Methods of creating trust - A trust may be created by: (1) Transfer of property...

§ 19–1304.02. Requirements for creation - (a) A trust is created only if: (1) The settlor...

§ 19–1304.03. Trusts created in other jurisdictions - A trust not created by will is validly created if...

§ 19–1304.04. Trust purposes - A trust may be created only to the extent its...

§ 19–1304.05. Charitable purposes; enforcement - (a) A charitable trust may be created for the relief...

§ 19–1304.06. Creation of trust induced by fraud, duress, or undue influence - A trust is void to the extent its creation was...

§ 19–1304.07. Evidence of oral trust - Except as required by a statute other than this chapter,...

§ 19–1304.08. Trust for care of animal - (a) A trust may be created to provide for the...

§ 19–1304.09. Noncharitable trust without ascertainable beneficiary - Except as otherwise provided in section 19-1304.08 or by D.C....

§ 19–1304.10. Modification or termination of trust; proceedings for approval or disapproval - (a) In addition to the methods of termination prescribed by...

§ 19–1304.11. Modification or termination of noncharitable irrevocable trust by consent - (a) A noncharitable irrevocable trust may be modified or terminated...

§ 19–1304.12. Modification or termination because of unanticipated circumstances or inability to administer trust effectively - (a) The court may modify the administrative or dispositive terms...

§ 19–1304.13. Cy pres - Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the trust,...

§ 19–1304.14. Termination of uneconomic trust - (a) After notice to the qualified beneficiaries, the trustee of...

§ 19–1304.15. Reformation to correct mistakes - The court may reform the terms of a trust, even...

§ 19–1304.16. Modification to achieve settlor’s tax objectives - To achieve the settlor’s tax objectives, the court may modify...

§ 19–1304.17. Combination and division of trusts - After notice to the qualified beneficiaries, a trustee may combine...

§ 19–1304.18. Title of trust property - Real or personal property that is transferred to a trust...

Subchapter V - Creditor’s Claims; Spendthrift and Discretionary Trusts

§ 19–1305.01. Rights of beneficiary’s creditor or assignee - To the extent a beneficiary’s interest is not protected by...

§ 19–1305.02. Spendthrift provision - (a) A spendthrift provision is valid only if it restrains...

§ 19–1305.03. Exceptions to spendthrift provision - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term “child”...

§ 19–1305.04. Discretionary trusts; effect of standard [Reserved] - (Mar. 10, 2004, D.C. Law 15-104, § 2(b), 51 DCR...

§ 19–1305.05. Creditor’s claim against settlor - (a) Whether or not the terms of a trust contain...

§ 19–1305.06. Overdue distribution - Whether or not a trust contains a spendthrift provision, a...

§ 19–1305.07. Personal obligations of trustee - Trust property is not subject to personal obligations of the...

Subchapter VI - Revocable Trusts

§ 19–1306.01. Capacity of settlor of revocable trust - The capacity required to create, amend, revoke, or add property...

§ 19–1306.02. Revocation or amendment of revocable trust - (a) Unless the terms of a trust expressly provide that...

§ 19–1306.03. Settlor’s powers; powers of withdrawal - (a) While a trust is revocable, rights of the beneficiaries...

§ 19–1306.04. Limitation on action contesting validity of revocable trust; distribution of trust property - (a) A person may commence a judicial proceeding to contest...

Subchapter VII - Office of Trustee

§ 19–1307.01. Accepting or declining trusteeship - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this...

§ 19–1307.02. Trustee’s bond - (a) A trustee shall give bond to secure performance of...

§ 19–1307.03. Cotrustees - (a) Cotrustees who are unable to reach a unanimous decision...

§ 19–1307.04. Vacancy in trusteeship; appointment of successor - (a) A vacancy in a trusteeship occurs if: (1) A...

§ 19–1307.05. Resignation of trustee - (a) A trustee may resign: (1) Upon at least 30...

§ 19–1307.06. Removal of trustee - (a) The settlor, a cotrustee, or a beneficiary may request...

§ 19–1307.07. Delivery of property by former trustee - (a) Unless a cotrustee remains in office or the court...

§ 19–1307.08. Compensation of trustee - (a) If the terms of a trust do not specify...

§ 19–1307.09. Reimbursement of expenses - (a) A trustee is entitled to be reimbursed out of...

Subchapter VIII - Duties and Powers of Trustee

§ 19–1308.01. Duty to administer trust - Upon acceptance of a trusteeship, the trustee shall administer the...

§ 19–1308.02. Duty of loyalty - (a) A trustee shall administer the trust solely in the...

§ 19–1308.03. Impartiality - If a trust has 2 or more beneficiaries, the trustee...

§ 19–1308.04. Prudent administration - A trustee shall administer the trust as a prudent person...

§ 19–1308.05. Costs of administration - In administering a trust, the trustee may incur only costs...

§ 19–1308.06. Trustee’s skills - A trustee who has special skills or expertise, or is...

§ 19–1308.07. Delegation by trustee - (a) A trustee may delegate duties and powers that a...

§ 19–1308.08. Powers to direct - (a) While a trust is revocable, the trustee may follow...

§ 19–1308.09. Control and protection of trust property - A trustee shall take reasonable steps to take control of...

§ 19–1308.10. Recordkeeping and identification of trust property - (a) A trustee shall keep adequate records of the administration...

§ 19–1308.11. Enforcement and defense of claims - A trustee shall take reasonable steps to enforce claims of...

§ 19–1308.12. Collecting trust property - A trustee shall take reasonable steps to compel a former...

§ 19–1308.13. Duty to inform and report - (a) A trustee shall keep the qualified beneficiaries of the...

§ 19–1308.14. Discretionary powers; tax savings - (a) Notwithstanding the breadth of discretion granted to a trustee...

§ 19–1308.15. General powers of trustee - (a) A trustee, without authorization by the court, may exercise:...

§ 19–1308.16. Specific powers of trustee - Without limiting the authority conferred by section 19-1308.15 , a...

§ 19–1308.17. Distribution upon termination - (a) Upon termination or partial termination of a trust, the...

Subchapter IX - Uniform Prudent Investor Act

§ 19–1309.01. Prudent investor rule - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

§ 19–1309.02. Standard of care; portfolio strategy; risk and return objectives - (a) A trustee shall invest and manage trust assets as...

§ 19–1309.03. Diversification - A trustee shall diversify the investments of the trust unless...

§ 19–1309.04. Duties at inception of trusteeship - Within a reasonable time after accepting a trusteeship or receiving...

§ 19–1309.05. Reviewing compliance - The prudent investor rule expresses a standard of conduct, not...

§ 19–1309.06. Language invoking standard of subchapter - The following terms or comparable language in a trust instrument,...

Subchapter X - Liability of Trustees and Rights of Persons Dealing with Trustee

§ 19–1310.01. Remedies for breach of trust - (a) A violation by a trustee of a duty the...

§ 19–1310.02. Damages for breach of trust - (a) A trustee who commits a breach of trust is...

§ 19–1310.03. Damages in absence of breach - (a) A trustee is accountable to an affected beneficiary for...

§ 19–1310.04. Attorney’s fees and costs - In a judicial proceeding involving the administration of a trust,...

§ 19–1310.05. Limitation of action against trustee - (a) A beneficiary may not commence a proceeding against a...

§ 19–1310.06. Reliance on trust instrument - A trustee who acts in reasonable reliance on the terms...

§ 19–1310.07. Event affecting administration or distribution - If the happening of an event, including marriage, divorce, performance...

§ 19–1310.08. Exculpation of trustee - (a) A term of a trust relieving a trustee of...

§ 19–1310.09. Beneficiary’s consent, release, or ratification - A trustee is not liable to a beneficiary for breach...

§ 19–1310.10. Limitation on personal liability of trustee - (a) Except as otherwise provided in the contract, a trustee...

§ 19–1310.11. Interest as general partner - (a) Unless personal liability is imposed in the contract, a...

§ 19–1310.12. Protection of person dealing with trustee - (a) A person other than a beneficiary who in good...

§ 19–1310.13. Certification of trust - (a) Instead of furnishing a copy of the trust instrument...

Subchapter XI - Miscellaneous Provisions

§ 19–1311.01. Uniformity of application and construction - In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be...

§ 19–1311.02. Electronic records and signatures - The provisions of this chapter governing the legal effect, validity,...

§ 19–1311.03. Application to existing relationships - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, on the...

Chapter 15 - Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests

§ 19–1501. Short title - This chapter may be cited as the “Uniform Disclaimer of...

§ 19–1502. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Disclaimant”...

§ 19–1503. Scope - This chapter applies to disclaimers of any interest in or...

§ 19–1504. Chapter supplemented by other law - (a) Unless displaced by a provision of this chapter, the...

§ 19–1505. Power to disclaim; general requirements; when irrevocable - (a) A person may disclaim, in whole or part, any...

§ 19–1506. Disclaimer of interest in property - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term: (1)...

§ 19–1507. Disclaimer of rights of survivorship in jointly held property - (a) Upon the death of a holder of jointly held...

§ 19–1508. Disclaimer of interest by trustee - If a trustee disclaims an interest in property that otherwise...

§ 19–1509. Disclaimer of power of appointment or other power not held in fiduciary capacity - If a holder disclaims a power of appointment or other...

§ 19–1510. Disclaimer by appointee, object, or taker in default of exercise of power of appointment - (a) A disclaimer of an interest in property by an...

§ 19–1511. Disclaimer of power held in fiduciary capacity - (a) If a fiduciary disclaims a power held in a...

§ 19–1512. Delivery or filing - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term “beneficiary...

§ 19–1513. When disclaimer barred or limited - (a) A disclaimer is barred by a written waiver of...

§ 19–1514. Tax qualified disclaimer - Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if as a...

§ 19–1515. Recording of disclaimer - If an instrument transferring an interest in or power over...

§ 19–1516. Application to existing relationships - Except as otherwise provided in § 19-1513, an interest in...

§ 19–1517. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act - This chapter modifies, limits, and supercedes the federal Electronic Signatures...

§ 19–1518. Uniformity of application and construction - In applying and construing this Uniform Act, consideration must be...

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