Death of respondent; liability of estate

  1. Law
  2. District of Columbia Code
  3. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]
  4. Family Division [Family Court] Proceedings
  5. Parentage Proceedings
  6. Death of respondent; liability of estate

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If the respondent dies after parentage has been established and prior to the time the child reaches the age at which the child ceases to be a minor, any sums due and unpaid under an order of the court at the time of his or her death shall constitute a valid claim against his or her estate.

(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 592, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 545, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 121(a); Oct. 1, 1976, D.C. Law 1-87, § 20(f), 23 DCR 2544.)

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 16-2347.

1973 Ed., § 16-2347.


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