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- D.C. Code § 18-905 · Execution of electronic will.
- D.C. Code § 18-906 · Harmless error.
- D.C. Code § 18-907 · Revocation.
- D.C. Code § 18-908 · Electronic will attested and made self-proving at time of execution.
- D.C. Code § 18-909 · Certification of paper copy.
- D.C. Code § 18-910 · Uniformity of application and construction.
- D.C. Code § 18-911 · Transitional provision.
- D.C. Code § 18-1001 · General provisions.
- D.C. Code § 18-1002 · Deposit of will in testator's lifetime.
- D.C. Code § 18-1003 · Custodian of will upon death of testator.
- D.C. Code § 19-101 · Family allowance; construction; penalties.
- D.C. Code § 19-101.01 · Applicable law.
- D.C. Code § 19-101.02 · Homestead allowance.
- D.C. Code § 19-101.03 · Exempt property.
- D.C. Code § 19-101.04 · Family allowance.
- D.C. Code § 19-101.05 · Source, determination, and documentation; equitable apportionment when minor children are not in custody of the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner.
- D.C. Code § 19-101.06 · Penalties.
- D.C. Code § 19-102 · Dower and curtesy abolished.
- D.C. Code § 19-103 · Forfeiture of dower by desertion and adultery.
- D.C. Code § 19-104 · Absent or incompetent spouse.
- D.C. Code § 19-105 · Jointure before marriage as bar to dower.
- D.C. Code § 19-106 · Jointure after marriage; election.
- D.C. Code § 19-107 · Effect of acts of one spouse.
- D.C. Code § 19-107a · Release of dower.
- D.C. Code § 19-108 · Recovery of dower withheld; damages.
- D.C. Code § 19-109 · Recovery of dower obtained by default or collusion; damages.
- D.C. Code § 19-110 · Assignment by guardian; rights of heir.
- D.C. Code § 19-111 · Reendowment upon eviction from jointure.
- D.C. Code § 19-112 · Devise or bequest to a spouse or domestic partner.
- D.C. Code § 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.
- D.C. Code § 19-114 · Right of surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner if there is no renunciation.
- D.C. Code § 19-115 · Definitions.
- D.C. Code § 19-301 · Course of descents generally.
- D.C. Code § 19-302 · Share of spouse or domestic partner.
- D.C. Code § 19-303 · When surviving spouse entitled to one-third.
- D.C. Code § 19-304 · When surviving spouse entitled to one-half.
- D.C. Code § 19-305 · Distribution of surplus after payment to surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner.
- D.C. Code § 19-306 · Children to share equally.
- D.C. Code § 19-307 · Grandchildren’s share.
- D.C. Code § 19-308 · Share of father and mother.
- D.C. Code § 19-309 · Share of brother or sister or their descendants.
- D.C. Code § 19-310 · Brothers and sisters to share equally.
- D.C. Code § 19-311 · Share of collateral relations.
- D.C. Code § 19-312 · Share of grandfather and grandmother.
- D.C. Code § 19-313 · Death of distributee before distribution.
- D.C. Code § 19-314 · Share of posthumous children.
- D.C. Code § 19-315 · No distinction between whole- and half-blood.
- D.C. Code § 19-316 · Share of children born out of wedlock; their heirs; mother; father.
- D.C. Code § 19-317 · Trust estates.
- D.C. Code § 19-318 · Antenuptial children.
- D.C. Code § 19-319 · Advancements.
- D.C. Code § 19-320 · Felonious homicide as barring inheritance; insurance policies; bona fide purchasers.
- D.C. Code § 19-321 · Descent through alien ancestor no bar.
- D.C. Code § 19-322 · Definitions.
- D.C. Code § 19-501 · Definitions.
- D.C. Code § 19-502 · Requirement of survival by 120 hours under probate laws.
- D.C. Code § 19-503 · Requirement of survival by 120 hours under governing instruments.
- D.C. Code § 19-504 · Co-owners with right of survivorship; requirement of survival by 120 hours.
- D.C. Code § 19-505 · Evidence of death or status.
- D.C. Code § 19-506 · Exceptions.
- D.C. Code § 19-507 · Protection of payors, bona fide purchasers, and other third parties; personal liability of recipient.
- D.C. Code § 19-508 · Uniformity of application and construction.
- D.C. Code § 19-509 · Application to existing relationships.
- D.C. Code § 19-601.01 · Nonprobate transfers on death.
- D.C. Code § 19-601.02 · Liability of nonprobate transferees for creditor claims and statutory allowances.
- D.C. Code § 19-602.01 · Definitions.
- D.C. Code § 19-602.02 · Limitation on scope of subchapter.
- D.C. Code § 19-602.03 · Types of account; existing accounts.
- D.C. Code § 19-602.04 · Forms.
- D.C. Code § 19-602.05 · Designation of agent.
- D.C. Code § 19-602.06 · Applicability of subchapter.
- D.C. Code § 19-602.11 · Ownership during lifetime.
- D.C. Code § 19-602.12 · Rights at death.
- D.C. Code § 19-602.13 · Alteration of rights.
- D.C. Code § 19-602.14 · Accounts and transfers nontestamentary.
- D.C. Code § 19-602.15 · Community property and tenancy by the entireties.
- D.C. Code § 19-602.21 · Authority of financial institution.
- D.C. Code § 19-602.22 · Payment on multiple-party account.
- D.C. Code § 19-602.23 · Payment on POD designation.
- D.C. Code § 19-602.24 · Payment to designated agent.
- D.C. Code § 19-602.25 · Payment to minor.
- D.C. Code § 19-602.26 · Discharge.
- D.C. Code § 19-602.27 · Set-off.
- D.C. Code § 19-603.01 · Definitions.
- D.C. Code § 19-603.02 · Registration in beneficiary form; sole or joint tenancy ownership.
- D.C. Code § 19-603.03 · Registration in beneficiary form; applicable law.
- D.C. Code § 19-603.04 · Origination of registration in beneficiary form.
- D.C. Code § 19-603.05 · Form of registration in beneficiary form.
- D.C. Code § 19-603.06 · Effect of registration in beneficiary form.
- D.C. Code § 19-603.07 · Ownership on death of owner.
- D.C. Code § 19-603.08 · Protection of registering entity.
- D.C. Code § 19-603.09 · Nontestamentary transfer on death.
- D.C. Code § 19-603.10 · Terms, conditions, and forms for registration.
- D.C. Code § 19-603.11 · Application of subchapter.
- D.C. Code § 19-604.01 · Short title.
- D.C. Code § 19-604.02 · Definitions.
- D.C. Code § 19-604.03 · Applicability.
- D.C. Code § 19-604.04 · Nonexclusivity.
- D.C. Code § 19-604.05 · Transfer on death deed authorized.
- D.C. Code § 19-604.06 · Transfer on death deed revocable.