Devolution of property at death

  1. Law
  2. District of Columbia Code
  3. Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]
  4. General Provisions
  5. Devolution of property at death

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All property of a decedent shall be subject to this title and, upon the decedent’s death, shall pass directly to the personal representative, who shall hold the legal title for administration and distribution of the estate.

(June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 101, 27 DCR 2155; Jan. 25, 2018, D.C. Law 22-48, § 4(a), 64 DCR 12405.)

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 20-105.


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